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AUGUST 1, 2022 THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC): AN UPDATE ON COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS COVID-19 pandemic related restrictions continue to challenge maritime operations around the globe. As a result of the PRC’s “zero” COVID-19 policy, relevant controls are still in effect, and have recently been tightened in places due to regional outbreaks. A summary of COVID-19 restrictions at key PRC ports is summarized in the attached table .. Members should also note that PRC authorities currently consider the following as “high risk”: - seafarers arriving from India, Thailand, Myanmar, Bhutan, Laos, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, Cambodia, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh;...