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This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldPeople from Belgium and Philippines are also barred in ‘temporary measure taken in response to the pandemic’Last modified on Thu 5 Nov 2020 07.08 ESTChina has barred non-Chinese travellers from the UK, Belgium and the , imposing new border restrictions in response to the worsening Covid-19 pandemic.The Chinese embassy in the UK said on Wednesday that China’s borders were now closed to those arriving from the UK, including those with valid visas and residence permits. The measure, a reversal of recently loosened restrictions, comes as England began in an effort to stop a resurgent outbreak. The country has the highest death toll in Europe of almost 48,000 deaths.“This is a temporary measure taken by in response to the current pandemic,” the Chinese embassy in the UK said.The embassy in also released a statement announcing restrictions for nationals traveling from Belgium, which has the highest per capita number of cases in Europe. On Thursday, the embassy in the Philippines, which has among the largest number of cases in south-east Asia, followed suit.The notices said the new restrictions would not affect those with diplomatic, official or courtesy visas or crew members of international flights, trains or other vessels.Beijing, which has for months largely contained the outbreak and seen the Chinese economy begin to recover, also imposed new rules on those who are allowed in. As of Friday 6 November, all passengers from the US, Germany, the Czech Republic and France must have tested negative for the Covid-19 virus as well as for antibodies within 48 hours of travelling. Passengers from Denmark are subject to the rule from 7 November. Starting on 8 November, those travelling from Australia, Singapore and Japan will be subject to the same rule.Officials have said that the antibody test is to guard against false negatives in nucleic acid tests. A negative test for the antibody immunoglobulin M, or IgM, the body’s first response to the virus, would indicate that a person has never been exposed or that they have been infected and recovered.Chinese residents have watched warily as the in Europe and the US. As the UK prepared for its new lockdown, news of the number of private jet bookings circulated Chinese social media with the hashtag “Rich Brits take private jets to escape second lockdown” attracting more than 60m views.“The whole continent of Europe is in a mess. What’s the difference?” one user commented in response. Another said: “No place is clean. Escaping is not possible.” Another, commenting on the looming lockdown, said: “To put it bluntly, what they are doing is not shedding a tear until they see the coffin.”

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldPeople from Belgium and Philippines are also barred in ‘temporary measure taken in response to the pandemic’Last modified on Thu 5 Nov 2020 07.08 ESTChina has barred non-Chinese travellers from the UK, Belgium and the , imposing new border restrictions in response to the worsening Covid-19 pandemic.The Chinese embassy in the UK said on Wednesday that China’s borders were now closed to those arriving from the UK, including those with valid visas and residence permits. The measure, a reversal of recently loosened...

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