Due to the current rise in the number of COVID-19 cases being experienced in China, the member states of the European Union have decided to urge that all member states impose pre-departure testing for all travelers arriving from China as random testing upon arrival.
"The Member States are strongly encouraged to introduce, for all passengers departing from China for the Member States, the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test taken not more than 48 hours before departure from China," the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union stated.
Additionally,
the EU Member States recommend that everyone traveling to or from
China use a face mask and provide health and personal hygiene tips. Also, EU
nations are asked to maintain their efforts to encourage vaccination, including
booster shots, especially among vulnerable populations.
"The
IPCR, with the support of the ECDC and the EEAS and taking into account WHO
assessment, will continue to monitor the epidemiological situation in the EU
and developments in China, including the level of data shared, to ensure EU coordination of any measures considered necessary," it stated.
China is being criticized for withholding information
about the current epidemiological crisis. Due to this, numerous nations have
reinstated precautionary measures for travelers coming from China. Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization,
urged Chinese authorities to release hospitalization and mortality statistics
more quickly and frequently.
Controversy has arisen among European nations over the need to put additional travel restrictions on entry from China due to the current epidemiological crisis there. Countries such as Spain, France, and Italy have stated that they will require COVID-19 tests for all travelers arriving from their countries.
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