A new preventive measure. The German Foreign Ministry “advises against” non-essential travel to China, which is facing an unprecedented wave of Covid contaminations for three years.
“We currently advise against non-essential travel to China. The reason is the spike in Covid infections and the overburdened healthcare system,” the ministry’s rapid response center said on Twitter.
Several European countries, including France, have already taken border control measures, including a negative PCR test for travelers arriving from China.
Controversial methods for counting victims
Despite the rebound in contamination, the Chinese authorities will end mandatory quarantines on arrival in China on Sunday and again allow Chinese people to travel abroad, after three years of frustration.
Beijing on Tuesday condemned the imposition of Covid tests by certain countries, deeming them “unacceptable” and threatening “countermeasures”.
The World Health Organization (WHO) denounces for its part the controversial methods of Beijing to count the victims of the Covid. Although Chinese hospitals are overwhelmed and crematoriums full, authorities are reporting very few Covid-19-related deaths.