COVID shock from China Aussie-Canada shows negative test result before flying to Thailand.
Shocked by COVID from China – 2 Jan. apAuthorities in Australia and Canada are the other two countries reportedly taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, which is experiencing an alarming increase in the number of infections in China.
Australia’s Department of Health has said it will require people traveling from China, Hong Kong and Macau to Australia to show negative results for COVID-19 before boarding a plane. The result must be no more than 48 hours old from January 5th onwards.
Similarly, Canadian authorities have announced similar measures. Infectious disease experts amid protests that measures are not enough This is because sepsis can go undetected but show positive several days or weeks later.
Assistant Professor Dr. Isaac Bogoch, University of Toronto School of Medicine said she was not sure what the Canadian government’s ultimate goal was. As recent outbreaks have shown this form of containment measures to be ineffective.
The announcement of the measures by Australia and Canada comes after countries that have taken similar measures, including the US, UK, India, Japan and some EU members. He said this was caused by insufficient information about the outbreak from China.
The move prompted an outpouring of displeasure from Chinese authorities. While research suggests the virus is mostly caused by human travel, and while it doesn’t spread from China, it can spread indirectly. Especially toilet waste water on the plane.
The outbreak in China came after the authorities abruptly decided to end their Dynamic Zero-COVID strategy, says the report. It has been in place for three years and has said it will allow people from abroad to enter China without quarantine from January 8.
As per Hong Kong authorities, Hong Kong’s senior administration minister Eric Chan said the checkpoint will be open to allow Hong Kong residents to travel freely to China from January 8, but restrictions on quotas will remain in effect. If it is found that the situation can be controlled, the quota ceiling will be increased.
