EU nations are 'strongly encouraged' to impose testing on arrivals from China after the bloc failed to reach unanimous agreement on mandatory testing
The EU will also issue advice “regarding personal hygiene and health measures” for international travellers coming from or destined for China, as well as to aircraft and airport personnel.for those arriving from China after discussions between the 27 member states did not reach a unanimous agreement.
The bloc said it would continue to monitor “developments in China, including the level of data shared, with a view to ensuring EU coordination of any measures considered necessary”.accused the Chinese government of underplaying the scale of its Covid epidemic. Scientists from the WHO’s Covid group met Chinese scientists on Tuesday after demanding more information about the number of infections, hospital admissions and deaths, and greater transparency in its tracking of variants.
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