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Announcement comes after three years of border controls that have isolated the financial hub from the Chinese mainland.

EU also urges wastewater testing on aircraft and for passengers travelling to and from China to wear face masks.

Hong Kong residents have swamped clinics to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the expected reopening of the city's border with mainland China, which some people fear will bring a surge of infections to the financial hub.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has again said that any new Covid-related measures in Thailand will not discriminate against travellers from any country, including China.

European Union member states recommended new restrictions on passengers traveling into the bloc from China but stopped short of adding new rules for flights.

GENEVA - The World Health Organization criticised China's "very narrow" definition of Covid deaths on Wednesday, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.

Officials warn that China’s definition of Covid deaths is ‘too narrow’ as country reports low fatalities

European Union government officials recommended on Wednesday that passengers flying from China to the EU should have a negative COVID-19 test before they board, as Beijing plans to ease travel restrictions despite a wave of new COVID infections.

The Chinese Communist Party’s reversal of the draconian “zero Covid” policy in December sparked an unprecedented epidemic across the country. But while the surging cases caused them a lot of worry, the end of brutal lockdowns was ultimately a big relief for the French expats FRANCE 24 spoke to.