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Chinese travelers arrive at the Charles-de-Gaulle airport on January 4, 2023 in Paris, France. /CFP
EU countries have agreed to phase out COVID-19 restrictions on travelers from China, which they claimed were put in place to guard against possible new coronavirus variants after China reopened.
Health experts from the 27 EU members agreed at a meeting on Thursday that they would end the requirement for negative pre-departure COVID tests by the end of February, the Swedish presidency of the EU said.
They would also stop random testing of travelers from China by the middle of March.
The moves were also agreed upon by non-EU members of the Schengen free travel zone: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
The countries agreed on the pre-arrival tests and post-arrival random checks on January 4, ahead of China's easing of its travel restrictions on January 8.
The measures served only as a recommendation for EU members. Some countries, such as France and Italy, imposed mandatory COVID tests and virus sequencing for passengers coming from China, although Italy loosened its controls at the end of January.
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