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Inbound visitors to China do not need a PCR test starting April 29, confirmed by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Tuesday at a press briefing in Beijing, although travelers will still need to show a COVID antigen test result taken within 48 hours of departure, according to media reports.
It is a next – and long overdue – step China has taken since it started to abolish the zero-covid policies in December 2022.