China to replace PCR test requirement with antigen test for inbound travellers

FILE PHOTO: People walk at the tourism site of Qianmen street, in Beijing, China March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that all inbound travellers will only need to show COVID-19 antigen tests result taken within 48 hours before boarding flights starting April 29, dropping the PCR test requirement.

Currently, China requires inbound traveller from some countries to take PCR tests before entering the country.

(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Andrew Heavens)