The Chinese language authorities is ramping up its COVID-19 prevention methods and warned residents towards touring as they won't be capable to return attributable to an outbreak of circumstances throughout the nation.

China stated that if a person has traveled to a area or metropolis the place a COVID-19 outbreak occurred, they doubtlessly won't be allowed again residence, the Related Press reported.

After a latest spike in COVID-19 circumstances, China has elevated journey restrictions forward of the Winter Olympics, which start in early February. USA Right now reported that China has banned dozens of latest and future worldwide flights after passengers on flights in late December examined optimistic for COVID-19, in response to trade officers.

The U.S., Canada, Europe, Indonesia and different nations are at the moment banned from flying into China, AP reported. The flights China remains to be accepting from different nations should not be greater than 75 p.c full.

Passengers heading to China are required to have a adverse COVID-19 take a look at forward of their flight and take a look at adverse once more upon arrival, USA Right now reported. China may pressure airways with passengers who examined optimistic for the virus to cancel anyplace from two to 4 flights, relying on how many individuals have been contaminated.

Hong Kong Worldwide Airport is enacting journey restrictions for 150 nations and territories in an try to manage the extremely contagious Omicron variant, AP reported.

Passengers who previously 21 days visited locations which are thought of as "excessive threat," together with elements of Europe and the USA, might be banned from getting into Hong Kong from January 16 till mid-February.

China has positioned a dozen cities on lockdown in makes an attempt to get management of the growing variety of circumstances, primarily pushed by the quick spreading Omicron variant.

Town of Tianjin's 14 million residents have been positioned on lockdown after officers reported 126 circumstances, all from the Omicron variant, AP reported.

The Nationwide Well being Fee stated Tianjin discovered 21 new domestically transmitted symptomatic circumstances on Sunday, Reuters reported. Town on Saturday will start a 3rd spherical of mass testing to "resolutely forestall the virus spreading to different provinces, areas, and cities, particularly Beijing," town authorities stated in a letter to its residents on Monday.

China has been involved over the uptick in circumstances in Tianjin because it's simply an hour from Beijing. In accordance with AP, journey between the host metropolis of Bejing and Tianjin has been utterly lower off in makes an attempt to cease the unfold of circumstances forward of the Olympics.

Throughout mainland China, 97 new symptomatic circumstances have been reported Sunday, up by 5 circumstances from the day earlier than. Sixty circumstances have been present in Henan, Reuters reported.

China Warns Against Traveling
Chinese language officers warned residents to keep away from touring until it is completely obligatory as they cannot assure they're going to be allowed to return residence. The nation is struggling to deal with a rise of COVID-19 circumstances largely as a result of fast-spreading Omicron variant. Jade Gao/ AFP/Getty Pictures