US set to lift mandatory Covid-19 testing for travelers from China, says sources

Last week, Japan too dropped a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival from China.

File photo of a sign advertising coronavirus disease testing ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on 22 November, 2021 | Reuters

Washington: The United States is set to end on Friday mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China, joining other countries in dropping the requirements, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.

Last week, Japan dropped a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival from China. The source told Reuters the United States will continue to monitor cases in China and around the world. The U.S. decision was reported earlier by the Washington Post.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Edmund Klamann)

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