More and more countries require passengers flying from China to present a negative COVID test
Travellers boarding in China bound for France will have to present a negative COVID -19 test upon departure, the French government announced Friday evening, reports AFP.
Faced with the explosion of cases of coronavirus infections in China, France joins Italy and Spain among the European countries that impose restrictions, according to Agerpres.
Travellers will need to bring proof of a negative test within the last 48 hours upon boarding.
The British government will also require travellers from China to present a negative Covid test before departure, British media reported on Friday, after Beijing lifted anti-coronavirus restrictions.
The UK will thus join the US, Japan, India, Taiwan and Israel which, faced with the explosion of infection cases in China, have recently imposed restrictions on passengers coming from that country.
EU states have yet to agree on a unified approach to travel rules. Germany announced on Friday that it does not see the need for routine testing, according to France24.
