COVID taskforce reverses testing requirement for travellers from China

A day after they announced a COVID-19 testing requirement for travellers from China, the health authorities here have reversed it.

The testing requirement was imposed amid global concerns that the relaxation of COVID controls in China will unleash new variants and increase cases of the virus in the countries visited by Chinese travellers.

The reversal announced yesterday afternoon by the National COVID-19 Taskforce Secretariat will raise questions.