The Chinese government lifted entry restrictions related to the new coronavirus after nearly three years on the 8th.
As a result, domestic and foreign visitors to China are no longer required to undergo compulsory quarantine after entering Korea, as long as they submit a certificate of negative DNA amplification (PCR) test that they are not infected with COVID-19 48 hours before entry.
Since March 2020, the Chinese government has implemented compulsory quarantine measures for all arrivals in the name of protecting Chinese nationals from the new coronavirus.
In particular, the quarantine period was implemented for up to 3 weeks, but recently the period was shortened to 3 days of self-isolation after 5 days of facility quarantine.
However, when protests occurred in the country along with strong criticism of this closed corona zero policy, the Chinese government last month announced that it would abolish the compulsory quarantine system from the 8th.
As the restrictions were lifted on the same day, many Hong Kongers entered China by plane, land and sea.
China and Hong Kong have announced that they will gradually increase the scale after allowing 60,000 people a day each through seven checkpoints in the border area of both sides.
The Chinese government allowed 600,000 people a day to and from Hong Kong before the corona pandemic occurred.
As a result, travelers from both sides can visit at any time by submitting a gene amplification PCR test negative decision certificate and making a reservation through the website 48 hours before departure.
However, many countries, including the United States and South Korea, are strengthening entry restrictions on entrants from China due to the explosion of corona infections in China, so the number of travelers to and from China is not expected to surge immediately.
VOA News