Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Wang Wenbin said that the COVID-19 epidemic is not over yet, and China will continue to adjust its visa policy for foreigners in China scientifically and dynamically according to the development of the epidemic, so as to provide convenience for people from different countries and for different purposes.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Please pay close attention to the Interim Measures for the Exchange of Chinese and Foreign Personnel.
According to the news of Cailian 65438+February 27th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin held a regular press conference today. Wang Wenbin introduced the Interim Measures for the Exchange of Chinese and Foreign Personnel formulated by the relevant units of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of Infection in novel coronavirus, the State Council. Wang Wenbin said that the interim measures will be implemented on June 8, 2023 at 65438+ Beijing time, and China's embassies and consulates abroad will also issue corresponding notices, so please pay close attention. At the same time, please pay attention to strengthen personal protection and reduce the risk of infection. China will continue to improve the scientific and accurate level of prevention and control according to the new development and new situation of the epidemic, and create a better environment for safe, healthy and orderly exchanges between Chinese and foreign personnel.
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Centralized isolation into China was cancelled, and the search volume of international air tickets increased by 8.5 times! Many countries check the nucleic acid of passengers from China.
On the evening of February 26th, 65438, National Health Commission released the overall plan of "B and B management" for novel coronavirus infection, which optimized the management of personnel exchanges between China and foreign countries and cancelled the nucleic acid detection and centralized isolation of all personnel after entry.
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After the news was released, the instantaneous search volume of international air tickets on multiple platforms doubled, and many insiders predicted that the international air ticket prices, which are still at a high level, will gradually decrease.
However, while China lifted the immigration control measures, some countries began to increase the requirements for nucleic acid testing of passengers from China.
There is no need for centralized isolation when entering China.
According to the arrangement, from June 8th, 2023, 65438+1October 8th, novel coronavirus infection will be treated with "B-like B and B-like tubes". According to the provisions of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, COVID-19 no longer implements isolation measures for infected people and no longer judges close contacts; No longer divide high-risk areas and low-risk areas; Implement classified treatment for infected people in COVID-19 and adjust the medical security policy in time; The detection strategy is adjusted to "willing to check everything"; Adjust the frequency and content of epidemic information release. According to the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law, quarantine measures for infectious diseases are no longer taken for entry personnel and goods.
Among them, Article 12 of the Main Measures clearly states that,
Persons who come to China for nucleic acid testing 48 hours before departure can come to China without applying for a health code from China embassies and consulates abroad, and fill in the results on the customs health declaration card. If it is positive, the relevant personnel should come to China after turning negative.
Cancel the nucleic acid detection and centralized isolation of all personnel after entry. If the health declaration is normal and the routine quarantine at the customs port is normal, it can be released to the public.
Cancel the number control measures of international passenger flights such as "five ones" and load factor restrictions. Airlines continue to do a good job in epidemic prevention on board, and passengers must wear masks when flying. Further optimize the arrangements for foreigners to come to China for work, production, business, study abroad, visit relatives and reunion, and provide corresponding visa facilities. Gradually resume the entry and exit of passengers at waterway and land ports. According to the international epidemic situation and the ability of service guarantee in all aspects,
Orderly resume China citizens' outbound tourism.
At present, China still implements "5+3" isolation measures for immigrants, that is, 5 days of centralized isolation and 3 days of home isolation. The latest scheme of the Health and Health Commission means that centralized isolation is no longer needed after entering China from June 5438+1October 8.
According to the data of Tongcheng tourism platform, after the news was released, the instantaneous search volume of international air tickets on the whole platform increased by 850%; Visa search volume increased by 10 times. The top three overseas destinations that China tourists are most concerned about are: Japan, South Korea and Thailand. The main search users for outbound travel are from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
According to the data of Qunar.com, within 15 minutes after the news was released, the instantaneous search volume of international air tickets increased by 7 times, and the popular destinations were Thailand, Japan and South Korea.
The price of international air tickets is expected to decrease gradually.
At the same time, it is also clear in the plan that the cancellation of measures to control the number of international passenger flights such as "five ones" and load factor restrictions means that the number of international flights that were previously restricted will continue to increase.
According to the civil aviation operation bulletin issued by flight steward in May/KOOC-0/week in 2022, during the week of/KOOC-0/2./KOOC-0/9-/KOOC-0/2.25, the number of flights on international routes was/KOOC-0/065, which was/KOOC-0/.3% lower than last week.
Lan Xiang, Dean of Qunar.com's Big Data Research Institute, analyzed that the adjustment of entry and exit policies is conducive to the orderly recovery of international flights, and the number of entry and exit passengers will pick up in the short term. With the gradual normalization of the relationship between supply and demand of inbound and outbound air tickets, the overall price of international air tickets will gradually decrease.
The data of Qunar. com shows that the number of international hotel reservations has gradually increased since the beginning of 65438+February. Among them, Macau, Hongkong, landing visa and visa-free countries with relatively friendly cross-border policies are the first choice for domestic tourists. From the data point of view, the booking volume of hotels in Macau on Qunar.com platform has increased by 2 times compared with that in early February, while the booking volume of hotels in the Philippines, France and Thailand in overseas areas has increased by more than 1 times, and the number of tourists who want to go abroad and explore the world has gradually increased.
Lan Xiang analyzed that compared with the average price before the epidemic, the international air ticket price is still at a high level, and it will take some time for the international flights as a whole to return to normal level. For routes with large flights, such as Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, ticket prices may rise. With the implementation of the policy and the recovery of airlines' operational capacity, the summer of 2023 may usher in the peak of entry and exit.
Lin Zhijie, an insider in the civil aviation industry, also told reporters that the visa-free isolation policy will promote the explosive recovery of the international passenger transport market demand, and at the same time, the cancellation of the "five ones" and the load factor restrictions will promote the rapid recovery of the number of international passenger flights. "This policy is beneficial to the supply and demand of the international aviation market. The recovery rate of international passenger flights has rebounded from 2.5% in May this year to 7.8% at present. It took half a year, and it is expected that the blood transfusion rate will at least double in the first half of next year. For airlines, if the restrictions on international flights are completely liberalized, fares will further decline, international income will further decline, and the situation of oversupply in the domestic market will be alleviated. "
Some countries conduct nucleic acid tests on tourists from China.
However, after China lifted the control measures for entry personnel, some countries began to raise the requirements for nucleic acid testing for passengers from China.
The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced that when international tourists from China, China, Hongkong, Japan, Thailand and South Korea come to india tourism,
You must carry the RT-PCR test report, and those who are found to have symptoms of coronavirus pneumonia-19 or test positive will be quarantined when they arrive in India.
In addition, starting from February 24th, 65438, India will take 2% passengers on every international flight for random nucleic acid testing.
Yonhap News Agency also reported that,
The Korean Ministry of Disease Control has listed China in the list of "Key Quarantine Countries" on February 16.
This measure is not an entry restriction measure, but at the quarantine stage of Incheon International Airport, people with high infection risk who need centralized management are added to the entry screening. Entry personnel whose body temperature exceeds 37.5 degrees Celsius are usually classified as symptomatic personnel, and the standards for key quarantine objects are as follows
37.3 degrees Celsius. If the temperature of immigrants in a key country exceeds 37.3 degrees Celsius, my colleagues and I need to accept it together.
Nucleic acid detection.
The Korean epidemic prevention department said that it will comprehensively consider the number of imported cases, the number of confirmed cases in various places, and the growth of inbound and outbound tourists, and flexibly adjust the list every week.
According to ViaggiareSicuri, the website of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, starting from 65438+February 24th,
Milan Malpensa Airport will be open to all passengers from China.
COVID-19's nucleic acid detection. The policy is temporarily implemented until 65438+20231October 30, and will be re-evaluated after its expiration.