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China Overseas Chinese Network December 15 Title: Multinational entry epidemic prevention policies have been adjusted!
Recently, many overseas countries have made new moves in terms of entry epidemic prevention policies.
The following is for your reference.
Australia: "Reopening the country" on the 15th
"Sydney Morning Herald" reported on the 13th that Greg Hunt, Australian Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has officially said that the government has made a decision: it has decided to reopen the country on December 15. At that time, international students and skilled immigrants will be admitted.
On August 12, local time, the Australian Capital Territory Government announced that due to the recurrence of local confirmed cases of new crown after a year and the continuous spread of the Delta strain, the capital Canberra and its surrounding areas entered a 7-day "lockdown" state from 17:00 on the 12th. The picture shows the first day of the seven-day blockade in Canberra, Australia, on August 13, local time, and the open road around the Houses of Parliament.
Prior to this, Australia's reopening plan was postponed due to the Aomi Kerong mutation, and the reopening of the border to holders of skilled visas, student visas and other countries was postponed from December 1 to December 15.
Colombia: Vaccination certificates are required for adult international travelers to enter the country
According to the compilation of the South American Overseas Chinese Daily Network, the Colombian Ministry of Health recently updated the entry requirements, announcing that from December 14, except for the special case group, all international travelers over the age of 18 need to show a new crown pneumonia vaccination certificate.
According to the regulations, there are two categories of persons who can enter Colombia: the first is Colombian nationals, foreigners residing in Colombia, diplomats and their relatives; Before entering Colombia, both groups of people must complete and submit the entry form at the designated website and present proof of COVID-19 vaccination to confirm that they have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine 14 days prior to their entry into Colombia. In addition, entrants are required to provide proof of negative results of PCR testing (referring to the detection of viral nucleic acids by polymerase chain reaction method, which is a commonly used clinical method of detecting nucleic acids) within 72 hours before entry.
In the first category, if the COVID-19 vaccination does not meet the standard, only a negative PCR test result certificate that meets the requirements can be provided. However, the second group must have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine 14 days before entering the country.
Brazil: 5 days of isolation for unvaccinated people from 11
The Brazilian government announced the new entry policy in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOU) on the 9th local time, and decided to implement a 5-day quarantine for unvaccinated travelers entering Brazil from December 11.
The main policies for entering Brazil include: passengers entering Brazil by air are required to provide the airline with a paper or electronic version of the COVID-19 vaccination certificate (the vaccination certificate must be approved by the Brazilian National Health Supervision Agency, WHO, or the government department of the vaccination country, and the whole process of vaccination must be completed at least 14 days before boarding).
If there is no vaccination certificate, you can still enter the country, but you must accept the relevant epidemic prevention and control regulations in Brazil: including 5-day quarantine in the final destination city specified in the Brazilian Passenger Health Status Statement (DSV), RT-PCR nucleic acid test or antibody test after the expiration of the isolation period, if the test result is negative, you can lift the isolation; if you refuse to accept the test or any test result is positive, the passenger must continue to quarantine in accordance with the relevant policies formulated by the Brazilian Ministry of Health.
On November 16, local time, in São Paulo, Brazil, customers bought shoes in a shopping mall. The mayor of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes, recently announced that based on the current situation and assessment of the new crown epidemic, the city has decided to maintain the current epidemic prevention measures of forcing people to wear masks in public places, which is expected to last until the beginning of December. Photo by Mo Chengxiong, a reporter of China News Service
Israel: All foreigners are prohibited from entering the country until 22 days ago
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett and Health Minister Horowitz announced on the evening of the 9th that the travel restrictions on the prevention of the mutated new coronavirus Amy Kerong strain will be extended by 10 days, that is, before the 22nd of this month, all foreigners will be prohibited from entering the country.
According to Israeli media reports, foreigners are not allowed to enter Israel during the implementation of the ban; Israelis must also be tested and quarantined for the new crown virus after entering the country. Depending on whether vaccination has been completed or whether they have recovered from COVID-19, Israelis are subject to quarantine for 3 to 14 days upon entry. In addition, Israelis are barred from traveling to 50 African countries.
Malawi: Strengthened entry control initiatives
In order to prevent the import of the Opichron mutant virus and the outbreak of the fourth wave of the epidemic caused by the spread of the global epidemic, the Malawi government has strengthened a series of entry control measures on the basis of the original epidemic prevention level one response status.
In addition to providing a 72-hour negative nucleic acid report, inbound passengers are subject to the following requirements:
1. All passengers, including Malaysian citizens, are required to present an electronic certificate of full vaccination of the new crown vaccine at the time of entry;
2. Those who are unable to present the vaccination certificate need to receive the new crown vaccine free of charge at the time of entry;
3. Those who are unable to present the vaccination certificate and are unwilling to be vaccinated at the point of entry need to carry out compulsory isolation and health monitoring for 10 days at their own expense;
4. Passengers without a negative report of valid nucleic acid should undergo rapid antigen testing at their own expense at the time of entry, and if the test result is positive, they need to conduct nucleic acid testing at their own expense. Positive personnel will be treated in accordance with relevant epidemic prevention regulations;
5. The scope of application of Pfizer vaccination has been extended to people aged 12 and above;
6. The COVID-19 testing measures at the port of entry came into effect on December 6, and the COVID-19 vaccination certificate regulations came into effect on December 10.
All new measures are valid until 31 December 2021 or until further notice.
United Kingdom: Adjustment of inbound nucleic acid testing policy
According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, recently, the British government updated the nucleic acid testing policy for inbound personnel and adjusted some requirements.
From 4:00 a.m. on 7 December, all travellers aged 12 years and over, whether or not they have been vaccinated, are required to undergo a nucleic acid test within 2 days of departure on their incoming UK flight, please refer to the UK Government website for details.
Canadian officials: Inbound travelers may not provide travel details through the app
According to Canada's "Sing Tao Daily" comprehensive report on the 7th, Canadian Federal Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino said that he has instructed Canadian Border Service personnel to allow them to provide travel details in person if they forget to register or cannot use the government's ArriveCan application (APP).
On September 7, local time, at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada, staff assisted international passengers who had just entered the country through the formalities. Photo by Yu Ruidong, a reporter from China News Service
The app collects information about where travelers have been, the purpose of their trip, contact information, vaccination information, COVID-19 test results before travel and their quarantine plans after entering Canada.
Previously, anyone entering Canada had to download the app and enter their travel details. Foreign citizens who fail to provide information to the app will be barred from boarding the aircraft into Canada, while Canadian citizens, permanent residents and other persons with the right of entry who fail to provide information to the app will be subject to a two-week quarantine.
Cambodia: Lifting the ban on the entry of personnel from 10 countries, including South Africa
As the COVID-19 epidemic gradually eases, Cambodia has adjusted its entry control measures against the Omiljung mutant virus in a timely manner, and from December 6, the previous ban on the entry of people from 10 countries, including South Africa, has been lifted.
In order to prevent the invasion of the mutant strain Omicron, cambodia has banned the entry of people from 10 countries, including Botswana, Estonia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Angola and Zambia, from December 1.
At the same time, the Cambodian Ministry of Health requires that those from these countries must be quarantined for 7 days after two doses of vaccination have been completed, and those who have not been vaccinated must be quarantined for 14 days.
XiaoQiao reminds: There are still many uncertainties in the current global epidemic prevention and control, please pay close attention to the relevant epidemic notification and epidemic prevention policies, so that it is not necessary to travel, if you really need to travel, please be sure to do a good job of protection and protect your own safety.
(Source: China Overseas Chinese Network WeChat public account; ID: qiaowangzhongguo; Source: China News Network, China Overseas Chinese Network, the official website of the Chinese Embassy abroad, South American Overseas Chinese Daily, etc.; Author: Ma Xiuxiu)