Air passengers travelling from China to the US will no longer be needed to get tested for COVID-19 and produce a negative test result. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday lifted mandatory COVID-19 test requirements for travellers from China. Staring January 5, the US had made pre-departure negative COVID tests mandatory for travellers flying from China, considering the sudden surge in coronavirus cases in China in December last year. With the new decision coming into effect on Friday evening, passengers on flights departing to the US from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, didn't require to show pre-departure negative COVID tests, as reported by Xinhua news agency. Global COVID-19 update: US records highest numbers of new cases According to WHO, nearly 4.5 million new COVID-19 cases and 32,000 deaths related to the disease were reported worldwide from February 6 to March 5, 2023 (total 28 days). The number of new cases and deaths decreased by 5...
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