Today, Tuesday, the Italian Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, ordered an easing of anti-Corona virus restrictions for travelers arriving from China.
Italy will require those arriving from China to have negative COVID-19 test results within 48 hours before departure, in addition to possibly taking additional swabs "on a random basis" upon their arrival at the airport.
Rome's position contradicts that of Paris, which last Saturday extended the system of mandatory Corona examinations for arrivals from China until February 15.
And last December, Italy imposed mandatory examinations to detect "Covid-19" infections, and requested documents showing the disease history associated with the virus for passengers arriving from China.
The order issued by the Italian Ministry of Health will take effect from tomorrow, Wednesday, until the end of next February.
And in early January, more than 12 countries imposed restrictions on this Asian country with a population of 1.4 billion, after growing concern about its official data on the virus.
And Beijing had abruptly put an end to its strict “zero Covid” policy at the end of last year 2022, which includes comprehensive closures and tests, 3 years after the Corona virus first appeared.