Entry to China should be made possible again for people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus or who have recovered from it, but updated entry regulations quickly make it clear that entry here is still associated with unusual examinations and inpatient hospital stays.
Anyone who currently wants to go to China has bad cards anyway: Entry from a European country is currently only possible with strict exemptions, a quarantine obligation and after extensive health examinations. With the official introduction of a digital vaccination pass and last week’s updated entry requirements should bring a new perspective for vaccinated and recovered travelers – instead, this warns Foreign Office after publication, basically again before traveling to China, and that completely regardless of the individual Covid status. First had the trade magazine travel ahead reported. An overview.
Inpatient hospital stays, daily blood tests and rectal swabs
Over the past year and in the context of the globally rampant Covid pandemic, there have been repeated reports of unusual and questionable investigations at the Chinese external borders and airport controls, and the Federal Foreign Office has been more than concerned about Chinese entry regulations. A border closure for months and strict entry bans should prevent the spread of the virus and protect the local population from infection. To this day, entry to China from a European country is only possible with strict special permits and after extensive health examinations. Updated entry regulations from last week only gave hope that regular entry conditions for people who had been proven to have recovered or had been vaccinated would soon be restored – and all too soon these would be ruined.
Unlike in many other parts of the world, a full recovery from or a proven vaccination against the coronavirus does not seem to bring any relief for the entry controls to China with it, as the updated entry regulations indicate – and they have it all. Anyone who is in possession of all the documents required for entry, such as an exemption permit, visa confirmation and a corresponding registration from the responsible Chinese local authorities, must after arrival at a Chinese airport after various examinations, PCR and antibody tests – and despite negative results – in addition to a several week Also adjust isolation in the context of an inpatient clinic stay to further “invasive medical measures”, which in addition to “partly daily blood sampling” can also include “computed tomography recordings and sometimes rectal smears”.
Overview of entry requirements for China according to individual Covid status
The implementation of so-called antibody tests, which are carried out on all passengers regardless of their individual health status, seems to be decisive for the medical procedure at Chinese airport controls. Although entry to China currently appears to be more than unattractive, we would like to give you a comprehensive overview below, and have listed all current entry requirements for China for you, depending on your individual Covid status.
Entry controls for people recovered from the coronavirus
“Despite negative PCR and IgM antibody tests and the green QR code, people who have recovered from Covid-19 disease will be placed in hospital quarantine for several weeks immediately upon arrival and subjected to extensive examinations.”
Entry controls for people vaccinated against the coronavirus
“In some cases, even vaccinated travelers, despite their vaccination certificate and a green QR code, are taken to hospital isolation for several days after entry due to positive IGM antibody tests and are subjected to daily further examinations and various tests. This happens regardless of whether you have been vaccinated with one of the vaccines approved in Germany or with a Chinese vaccine. The procedure of the local health authorities, in particular the renewed blood test, is not uniform in this case constellation and should be questioned with reference and presentation of the vaccination documents submitted before departure. “
Entry controls for people who have not been vaccinated or recovered
“This (a hospital quarantine lasting several weeks, editor’s note) can also affect people who still have antibodies due to an undetected disease of Covid-19. The same can apply to people who entered the country on the same flight as a person who subsequently tested positive for Covid-19, for example. “
Conclusion on current entry regulations to China
With regard to updated entry regulations and airport controls in China, the Federal Foreign Office is also concerned about vaccinated and convalescent people, who can include “sometimes daily blood samples” as well as “computed tomography images and sometimes rectal smears” and are also associated with inpatient hospital stays. Such swabs can be refused by the travelers, but a regular central quarantine can only start “if the treatment centers assume a recovery”. Afterwards, further tests have to be completed, in case of “renewed suspicion, the immediate transfer back to hospital isolation takes place.”
What do you think of the updated entry regulations to China for vaccinated and recovered people? Have you possibly even booked a trip to China, or do you have to plan an entry for inevitable reasons? Share your opinion and experiences with us and the community in the comments or leave us a message below [email protected]!
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