Popular Post webfact 183070 Posted December 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2022 By Yong Xiong and Xiaofei Xu, CNNNew York (CNN) China will drop quarantine requirements for all passengers arriving from outside of the country’s borders starting on January 8, 2023, its top health authority announced Monday. The country will also scrap all other restrictive Covid measures for travelers, including quarantines for positive patients and contact tracing. Authorities said the new policy is part of a new way China plans to manage Covid. China downgraded Covid management to a less-strict “Class B disease,” in the same category as less-severe diseases, such as Dengue fever. China will also call Covid an “infection” instead of “pneumonia.” The change is “more in line with the current characteristics and danger level of this disease,” the National Health Commission said in a statement. Full story: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/26/business/china-travel-covid-quarantine/index.html -- © Copyright CNN 2022-12-27 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aussieroaming 6989 Posted December 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2022 The surge in deaths have now been re-categorized as non severe and everyone is very happy with the management of this minor ailment. 1 1 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nigelforbes 4879 Posted December 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2022 9 minutes ago, Aussieroaming said: The surge in deaths have now been re-categorized as non severe and everyone is very happy with the management of this minor ailment. An ingrown toenail is "a minor ailment", because almost nobody in the history of mankind ever died from one. Covid on the other hand has killed nearly 7 million. As for everyone now being "very happy", I suspect the families of those who have died are not. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaan sailor 6695 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Come to China—everything OK now! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman 62301 Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 So, opening up during their biggest outbreak ever - how typically chinese and the need to infect the planet again 1 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes 4879 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: So, opening up during their biggest outbreak ever - how typically chinese and the need to infect the planet again Not quite opening up yet. "The sale of outbound group and package travel (from a minimum of a flight + hotel package) was banned by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism from 27 January, 2020, and has not resumed. The ban was last reiterated on 16 November 2022. Outbound travel by individuals for non-essential reasons is strongly discouraged". https://dragontrail.com/resources/blog/chinese-outbound-and-inbound-travel-rules-roundup 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht 13895 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 When will they unleash their affected masses on the world again? 🤔 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheFishman1 5373 Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 I can see the future now, Chinese tourist coming to Thailand, the rate of the infection or virus in Thailand will rise, but the government will not give out the numbers TIT 1 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes 4879 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said: I can see the future now, Chinese tourist coming to Thailand, the rate of the infection or virus in Thailand will rise, but the government will not give out the numbers TIT Reporting of infections has already been lifted. But interestingly, people want all covid restrictions lifted but also want the number of cases to be reported, how does that work! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tracyb 1160 Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 Brace yourselves……here come the hordes! 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend 7261 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 The declassification of Covid will not end it . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes 4879 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Tracyb said: Brace yourselves……here come the hordes! Nope, only inbound restrictions lifted, outbound travel restrictions remain. Edited December 27, 2022 by nigelforbes 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RocketDog 4690 Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 40 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: So, opening up during their biggest outbreak ever - how typically chinese and the need to infect the planet again The same tactic was wildly successful for China in early 2020. 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht 13895 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 58 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: So, opening up during their biggest outbreak ever - how typically chinese and the need to infect the planet again WWIII continued! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyExpat57 6704 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 But will they return the confiscated passports to their comrades or is this just a move to bring in foreign money? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikeymike100 3637 Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, nigelforbes said: Not quite opening up yet. "The sale of outbound group and package travel (from a minimum of a flight + hotel package) was banned by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism from 27 January, 2020, and has not resumed. The ban was last reiterated on 16 November 2022. Outbound travel by individuals for non-essential reasons is strongly discouraged". https://dragontrail.com/resources/blog/chinese-outbound-and-inbound-travel-rules-roundup Certainly agree, but it will happen and when it does, watch out Thailand?😇 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes 4879 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 34 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said: Certainly agree, but it will happen and when it does, watch out Thailand?😇 When that happens and the infected masses do arrive here, I wonder what the "trivial disease/minor ailment" posters will have to say, will it be just nothing then? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli 59546 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 4 hours ago, 2baht said: When will they unleash their affected masses on the world again? 🤔 Seems not yet, but inward bound treated and sickness free tourists are welcome to help the economy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeholder 37134 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Tracyb said: Brace yourselves……here come the hordes! Actually, if you look at photos of public places in Beijing, you'll see that almost no one is out. Now the Chinese people are voluntarily restricting their own movements without the overkill measures previously imposed by the government. I suspect it will be a while before most Chinese travel overseas. The small number who are currently leaving are probably those who plan to stay outside of the country until they can get mRNA vaccinations and until the pandemic subsides. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyclist 1091 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 4 hours ago, nigelforbes said: Nope, only inbound restrictions lifted, outbound travel restrictions remain. The questions is for how much longer? Not looking forward to the Chinese mass invasion of Pattaya. The Russian invasion (of LOS) has already driven hotel rates up, and filled many of the budget hotels. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 1614 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 If I remember correctly a couple days ago an article said a town outside of Shanghai had 1 million Covid cases a day. That should keep most people from going there and hopefully no outbound flights.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 3410 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 10 hours ago, Isaan sailor said: Come to China—everything OK now! just in time for the Chinese New Year celebrations.... co-incidentally of course..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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