02:13China: 'Multinational health experts say there is no need to impose special entry restrictions on China' - MOFA spox
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokesperson Mao Ning criticised what she described as the politicisation of the COVID epidemic and claimed "multinational health experts say there is no need to impose special entry restrictions on China".
"China has always believed that the epidemic prevention measures of various countries should be scientific and appropriate, should not take advantage of the opportunity to engage in political manipulation," she said.
It came after Japan said it would adopt new COVID measures for visitors from China starting on January 8. The country joined the US, UK and several other European nations in imposing tougher measures on travellers from China amid concerns Beijing was not sharing new infection numbers transparently.
"China continues to share viral genetic data on novel coronavirus infection cases through the global influenza shared database," said the MOFA spokesperson.
Media reports suggest hospitals and funeral homes have been filling up in China after a u-turn by Beijing on its zero-COVID policy. However, official numbers remain low.
02:13Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokesperson Mao Ning criticised what she described as the politicisation of the COVID epidemic and claimed "multinational health experts say there is no need to impose special entry restrictions on China".
"China has always believed that the epidemic prevention measures of various countries should be scientific and appropriate, should not take advantage of the opportunity to engage in political manipulation," she said.
It came after Japan said it would adopt new COVID measures for visitors from China starting on January 8. The country joined the US, UK and several other European nations in imposing tougher measures on travellers from China amid concerns Beijing was not sharing new infection numbers transparently.
"China continues to share viral genetic data on novel coronavirus infection cases through the global influenza shared database," said the MOFA spokesperson.
Media reports suggest hospitals and funeral homes have been filling up in China after a u-turn by Beijing on its zero-COVID policy. However, official numbers remain low.