Travelers from China, plagued by an explosion in the number of Covid-19 infections, should be subject to stricter entry restrictions into the United States.
On Tuesday, US officials indicated that specific anti-Covid measures are being considered.
Since the end of China's "zero Covid" policy since early 2020, infections have soared across the country, prompting US officials to worry about the risk of new variants of the virus emerging.
Stop daily epidemiological points
“The international community is increasingly concerned about the current outbreaks of Covid-19 in China and the lack of transparent data, including viral genomic sequence data, reported by the PRC,” the US officials said, under anonymous, in reference to the People's Republic of China.
Beijing has acknowledged that it is "impossible" to follow the evolution of the epidemic and has even stopped publishing daily data on the health situation since Sunday.
The official figures were increasingly criticized as their underestimation of cases of infection and deaths had become flagrant.
But it's the lack of genomic data that is causing the most concern overseas, making it "increasingly difficult for public health officials to ensure they'll be able to identify any new varying potential and to take prompt action to reduce the spread,” U.S. officials said.
The United States is “following scientific data and advice from public health experts, consulting with partners, and considering taking similar actions (…) to protect the American people,” they added, citing concerns expressed by the United States. World Health Organization (WHO).
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