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Health

China slashes COVID quarantine time for international travellers

A medical worker takes a swab sample at a nucleic acid testing station, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

China slashed the quarantine time for inbound travellers by half on Tuesday, in a major easing of COVID-19 curbs that have deterred cross-border travel and resulted in international flights running at just 2% of pre-pandemic levels.

Quarantine at centralised facilities has been cut to seven days from 14, and subsequent at-home health monitoring has been reduced to three days from seven, the National Health Commission said.

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