Travelers to China are required to take a nucleic acid test 48 hours before departure and those with negative results can enter the country without having to apply for a green health code from Chinese embassies and consulates abroad. They need to fill in the results in the customs health declaration forms. If they test positive, traveling to China will be allowed after the results turn negative.
Furthermore, COVID-19 testing and centralized isolation for all overseas travelers entering China will be canceled, and those with a normal health declaration and no abnormality in routine quarantines at the customs port can be green-lighted to social mobility, according to the plan.
All airlines should continue to do a good job in on-board epidemic prevention, and passengers must wear masks when boarding, the rules said.
进一步优化复工复产、商务、留学、探亲、团聚等外籍人士来华安排,提供相应签证便利。
Additionally, the plan eyes a continued improvement in arrangements for foreign nationals traveling to China for work and production resumption, business, study, family visits and reunions. Visa applications under these scenarios will be facilitated, according to the plan.
Passenger entry and exit at sea and land ports will be gradually resumed.
根据国际疫情形势和各方面服务保障能力,有序恢复中国公民出境旅游。
Outbound travel of Chinese citizens will also be resumed in an orderly manner, in accordance with the global epidemic situation and varied service guarantee capabilities.
12月26日,《关于对新型冠状病毒感染实施“乙类乙管”的总体方案》发布。
据中新网报道,相关方案发布后,旅行平台上的出境游搜索量瞬间暴涨。
The search volume of international flight tickets is surging in China after the country announced to downgrade the management of COVID-19 from Jan 8, the news website chinanews.com reported on Tuesday.
Data from travel platform Ctrip showed that within half an hour of the announcement on Tuesday, searches for flight tickets to overseas destinations increased tenfold. Many wanted to spend the weeklong Spring Festival holiday abroad, Ctrip said. Moreover, the search volume of outbound flight tickets and hotels reached a three-year high. Some hot tourism destinations search volume saw a rapid growth for the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, which falls on Jan 21 to 27 next year. The top 10 hot destinations are Macao, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, the US, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and the UK, according to Ctrip.
Data from another platform, Qunar, showed that within 15 minutes of the news, searches for international flights increased sevenfold, with Thailand, Japan and South Korea being the top choices.
According to online travel agency Tongcheng Travel, international flight ticket bookings were 2.5 times higher by 9 am on Tuesday. Hotel reservations for Hong Kong, Macao, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Pattaya, Thailand, also significantly increased.
The tourism service provider ly.com said the search volume of international flight tickets jumped 850 percent, and the visa service search volume grew tenfold after the information was announced.
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