Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Excitement as China opens borders to quarantine-free travel” – below is their description.
China has lifted pandemic restrictions on foreign travel, ending quarantine requirements for inbound travellers and with it, nearly three years of self-imposed isolation.
The first passengers to arrive under the new rules landed at airports in the southern cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen just after midnight on Sunday, according to the state-owned China Global Television Network (CGTN).
The 387 passengers on board flights from Singapore and Canada’s Toronto were not subject to COVID-19 tests on arrival and did not have to undergo five days of quarantine at centralised government facilities, it reported.
The easing of curbs on foreign travel marks the final unravelling of China’s strict “zero-COVID” policy.
Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing.
Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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