EU member states are prepared for coordinated restrictions on travelers from China, including mandatory testing before travel.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the European Union's decision is expected to be passed on Wednesday (January 4).Before Beijing cancels travel restrictions in the next few days, EU member states will follow the decision of the United States to tighten restrictions on entry -oriented personnel from China.Several EU member states including France, Spain, and Italy have announced independent management and control of immigration personnel from China.
China said last month that almost all remaining isolation and crown detection restrictions on travelers who enter the country will be canceled, which triggered a surge in demand for aircraft tickets in and out of China.Earlier, China had decided to revoke many zero -zero -epidemic prevention policies in the country last month.
On Tuesday (January 3), a health expert group from EU member states met with the official meeting with Brussels for the second consecutive week to discuss this situation.A EU crisis management team will hold a meeting on Wednesday to decide to coordinate measures, but in the end, it will be decided by the members of the member country to implement.
The EU executive agency's Health spokesman of the European Commission said after the meeting on Tuesday evening that Brussels will recommend some measures on Wednesday, including requesting passengers to wear masks on flights from China to strengthen the wastewater on entry flights to conduct wastewater on entry flightsCoronary virus monitoring, genomic monitoring at the airport to check new coronary virus variants and strengthen tracking of travelers.
The spokesman said that he would also discuss the pre -inspection suggestions for travelers who planned to start from China. Most countries were in favor of this.
The United States has decided last week that tourists from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau provide a negative proof of crown detection.