Belgium currently advises against all non-essential travel to China and warns travelers about the “dramatic rise“cases of covid since the easing of measures in this country.”No further action at this time“, we said on Wednesday to the office of Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, when asked whether the government was considering precautionary measures for the entry of Chinese tourists, or whether an initiative was expected at the Union level. European.
Italy has already decided to impose compulsory tests on travelers coming from China.
In Belgium, the mayor of Bruges Dirk De fauw, whose city welcomes many Chinese tourists in normal times, called for restrictive measures, while pleading for a solution at European level, organized group trips traditionally only resuming in spring.
The abrupt end this month of China’s “zero covid” policy has raised concern in several countries, as China faces the largest wave of infections in the world, amplified by the appearance of new variants. .
The United States has also decided to require a negative Covid test from January 5 for all travelers coming by plane from China, an American official announced on Wednesday.
Japan will also reinstate mandatory PCR testing for travelers from mainland China from Friday. The island of Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory, also announced that it would carry out virus checks on travelers from the mainland.