China Ends Quarantine Requirement for Inbound Travelers Despite Surge in Covid-19 Cases

China will stop requiring inbound travelers to go into quarantine and remove restrictions on international flights beginning Jan. 8, the National Health Commission said Monday, in a major step toward opening up the country’s borders that have been largely shut for the last three years.

Travelers entering China from abroad will no longer need to apply for a Health Code from China’s embassies overseas, but they will still need to have a negative nucleic acid test result within 48 hours before departure, the health authority said. Upon arrival, travelers also don’t need to get PCR test.