China to drop COVID-19 antigen test requirement for inbound travelers

FILE PHOTO” Tourists ride on a tourist double-decker bus in the Bund in Shanghai, China, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

BEIJING — China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that inbound travelers to the country no longer need a pre-departure antigen test for COVID-19 from Aug. 30.

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