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Michael Fitzpatrick

China calls Covid curbs on travellers 'unacceptable', threatens retaliation

A passenger from China speaks to a TV reporter at Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy, where negative Covid tests are again required from Chinese visitors. REUTERS - JENNIFER LORENZINI

China has described the extension of international restrictions on travellers from its territory as "unacceptable" as countries including France, Japan, India and the United States impose Covid controls on visitors from the world's most populous nation.

More than a dozen countries are now insisting that all travellers from China provide negative Covid tests before arrival, as concerns grow over a surge in cases.

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