Neighboring countries advise against traveling to China, the Netherlands still has yellow travel advice | Abroad
Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg advise against non-essential travel to China. The reason is the spike in corona infections and the overburdened health system in the country, the German Foreign Ministry reports. The Netherlands still has yellow travel advice for China. There are, however, rules for travelers arriving in the Netherlands from China.
The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that China has experienced an unprecedented covid wave since the beginning of December due to the “discontinuation of the zero-covid policy. In order to avoid a possible overcrowding of hospitals and the risk that urgent medical care can no longer be provided, permanent non-essential travel is currently not recommended.” Luxembourg has joined Germany and Belgium.
The European Union has strongly recommended that travelers from China be screened for COVID-19 before flights on the 27th of last week. Soil tests should also be carried out on arrival in Europe.
Numerous countries, including the Netherlands since Friday, have decided that a negative corona test is required for travelers from China from next week.
China reopens its borders after a long time on Sunday. A negative PCR test of up to 48 hours old is required for entry to China, but quarantine is no longer necessary. Beijing finds other countries’ testing obligation “unacceptable” and threatened countermeasures last week.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken note of the controversial methods with which China counts the number of corona victims. Despite overwhelmed hospitals and crowded crematoriums, authorities in Beijing reported very few Covid-related deaths.