China slashes quarantine time for international arrivals to 5 days

Friday, November 11, 2022

China announced major changes to its strict COVID-19 measures for inbound travellers on Friday, reducing quarantine on arrival from seven days down to five, followed by three days of isolation at home.

More international flights will also be starting up and the “melt circuit break” mechanism – the major barrier to visiting China – will be cancelled.

Arriving travellers will now be allowed to enter the country after showing just one negative PCR test within the 48 hours before boarding.

The threshold for a positive PCR test will be also be dropped, from 40 to 35.

An easing of restrictions was also announced within China, with the length of time spent in central quarantine for close contacts reduced to five days, instead of the previous seven.

However, the three days of home health monitoring which previously applied will be changed to quarantine.

In a further sign of easing, the National Health Commission said it was abolishing the requirement to identify and isolate “secondary close contacts”.

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