ANKARA: China announced that as of Sunday, the country is opening its borders after three years of restrictions that were implemented due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
China's National Health Commission announced on Dec 26 that it is downgrading the coronavirus from a Class A infectious disease to Class B to further ease the measures in the country.
Covid-19 has changed from a "novel coronavirus pneumonia" to a "novel coronavirus infection," reported Anadolu Agency citing a statement by the country's health commission.
Also, China will not impose a quarantine on those entering the country and Covid-19 patients starting from Sunday, in accordance with the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China.
The world’s most populous nation also dumped its strict “zero-Covid” policy last month, following unrest and unprecedented protests in parts of the country.
However, the country faced a rising number of Covid-19 cases in the past weeks.
Several countries, including the US, the UK, Italy, Spain, France, Morocco, Qatar, Canada, Greece, Malaysia, Finland, and the Netherlands, announced the requirement of negative Covid-19 test result for those arriving from China.
