The White House in the United States said that there is no reason to retaliate against the United States and other countries to implement immigration prevention measures to passengers from China.Washington claims that in the case of surge in Chinese cases, these are reasonable moves for public health considerations.
Bloomberg reported that the White House press secretary Pierre said at a press conference on Tuesday (January 3): "There is no reason to retaliate here. Countries around the world are only taking cautious health measures to protect their citizens. ThisThat is what you see that we and other countries are doing ... this decision is based on public health and science. "
Pierre also said that the World Health Organization calls on China to release more data, which is essential for identifying any potential mutant plants.
The United States, Japan, and other countries will request passengers from China to present a negative test certificate before entering the country.US restrictions will take effect on Thursday (January 5).
The Chinese government has stated that it will counter the country where "political purposes" implement immigration restrictions.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on Tuesday: "Some countries take the lack of scientific basis for the restrictions of China's entry restrictions, and some excessive practices are even more unacceptable."
"We resolutely oppose trying to prevent the prevention and control of the epidemic in order to achieve political purposes, and take corresponding measures for different situations in different situations," Mao Ning pointed out.She did not specify the specific country, and added that China would strengthen communication with the international community and work together to defeat the epidemic.
