US set to lift COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers from China: Report

Last week, Japan dropped a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival from China.

Reuters
March 08, 2023 / 05:56 AM IST

The coronavirus initially broke out in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 (Representative image)

The United States is set to end on Friday mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China, joining other countries in dropping the requirements, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.

Last week, Japan dropped a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival from China.

The source told Reuters the United States will continue to monitor cases in China and around the world.

The U.S. decision was reported earlier by the Washington Post.

Reuters
Tags: #China #coronavirus #Covid-19 #US #World News
first published: Mar 8, 2023 05:56 am