China Covid pivot sparks jitters worldwide

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 29, 2022 12:16 am

(UPDATE) BEIJING: Beijing's sudden pivot away from containing Covid-19 has caused jitters around the world, with the United States saying it may restrict travel from China following its decision to end mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals.

China late Monday scrapped quarantine for inbound travelers from January 8 onwards, dismantling the last remaining piece of its stringent zero-Covid policy and ending some of the world's harshest border restrictions.

A health worker uses her phone as she waits for people at a nucleic acid testing booth in Beijing on December 27, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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