Governments around the world have acted to implement COVID-19 pandemic travel requirements for Chinese travelers as the virus surges in the East Asian country.
'The Great U.S.-China Tech War' author Gordon Chang gives take on whether the United States should cut ties to China on 'The Ingraham Angle.'from China as cases surge there in the latest outbreak.
The U.S. has cited the increase in infections and what is said was a lack of transparency from the Chinese government, including genomic sequencing of the virus strains in the country. Passengers wearing face masks line up for security check before entering an international departure gate at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022.German Health Ministry spokesperson Sebastian Guelde said officials there have"no indication that a more dangerous variant has developed in this outbreak in China," but that they are monitoring the situation, and the European Union is also assessing the situation.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the body needs more information on the severity of the outbreak in China"in order to make a comprehensive risk assessment of the situation on the ground."Masked travelers use their smartphones to fill in their health declaration after checking in at the international flight check in counter at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022.
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