Coronavirus live: China could keep border restrictions for a year, report says; Italy to lift outdoor mask rules | World news | The Guardian
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China plans to retain border restrictions for another year - report. The Wall Street Journal reports that China could keep its border restrictions to control the pandemic for another year amid variant fears and a desire to protect important events from any potential disruption. The Winter Olympics is to take place in the country in February, while there will also be a once-a-decade power transition within the ruling party that is set to be less transitional than usual as leader Xi Jinping is expected to seek an additional term, past the two-term limit.The provisional timeline of the second half of 2022 was set during a mid-May meeting of the country’s state council, the WSJ reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
New visas to enter China are mostly restricted to those who have received a Chinese jab, while arrivals also have to spend at least a fortnight in hotel quarantine. China has not yet approved any of the WHO-approved western vaccines, and vice versa. It is as yet unclear whether China will follow Japan and not allow foreign spectators for the February games, with only Japanese residents permitted to attend the Tokyo games next month. Last month, Australia said it would gradually begin to open its borders in mid-2022
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