China Cuts Quarantine Time for International Travelers in Big Step Toward Easing Covid Controls – NBC Chicago


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- Overseas travelers will only need to quarantine at a centralized facility, such as a hotel, for seven days upon arrival in mainland China, the National Health Commission announced Tuesday. - Previously, overseas arrivals in China typically had to spend 14 to 21 days in centralized quarantine, depending on the city of entry and destination within the country. - Tuesday's announcement also said that within China, close contacts of confirmed Covid cases would likewise only need to spend seven days in centralized quarantine, followed by three days of health monitoring at home. BEIJING — China cut the quarantine period for...