Italy Mandates COVID Testing of All China Arrivals After Half of Passengers on Two Flights From China to Milan Tested PositiveItaly has ordered mandatory COVID-19 testing of all travelers arriving from China, where the number of cases is surging, the health minister announced on Dec. 28.
Despite the COVID outbreak continuing to spread in China, Beijing announced the easing of restrictions on international travel on Tuesday, sparking global concerns. Several other countries, including Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia, have already imposed similar testing requirements.
Orazio Schillaci, the Italian Minister of Health, stated on Wednesday that the country has ordered COVID-19 antigen testing and virus sequencing (to identify variants) for all passengers from China, includes passengers in transit in Italy.
"The measure is essential to ensure surveillance and detection of possible variants of the virus in order to protect the Italian population," Schillaci said....
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