European Union health officials are holding talks as they attempt to coordinate a response to China’s decision to lift its COVID-19 restrictions amid a wave of infections there, with Italy having mandated tests on arrival for all travellers by air from the country.
The EU Health Security Committee’s discussions on Thursday come as the scale of the outbreak in China and doubts over official data have prompted countries including the United States, India, Taiwan and Japan to impose new travel rules on Chinese visitors.
