A new study on Wednesday said that no new variants of the Covid-19 virus have emerged in Beijing weeks after China ended its controversial zero-covid policy
China braced for a "new phase" in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened after Beijing dropped pandemic border controls in the latest easing of curbs that has let the virus loose on its 1.4 billion population.
China covid scare: Several countries, including India and the US, have imposed pre-departure Covid test requirements on people travelling from China and its surrounding regions. On Monday, India issued revised guidelines for international air passengers arriving from China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Japan, mandating an RT-PCR test to be conducted within 72 hours before departure.