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BEIJING (Reuters) – China is considering reducing the time incoming visitors will have to quarantine for COVID-19 from 10 to seven days, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing others familiar with the matter.
A strict “zero COVID” policy has hit the world’s second-largest economy, contributing to considerations of a global recession, and foreign investors are keeping a close eye out for any signs of regulations being relaxed.
China now asks travelers to self-isolate for 10 days upon entering the country, seven days in a hotel room, followed by 3 days of home surveillance.
Officials are pointing to the quarantine era to two days in a hotel and then five days at home, Bloomberg said.
The National Health Commission did not respond to a Reuters fax seeking comment on the report.
The relief reported in the quarantine comes as Beijing tightens measures to prevent COVID, tightens public controls and closes some residential complexes after quadrupling its number of cases in recent weeks.
The news firm said there is no clarity on how the new home quarantine regulations would apply to foreigners and other visitors without residency in China.
In recent days, China reiterated its pledge to stick to its zero COVID policy despite developing public frustration with it and its effect on the economy.
While China’s technique of containing outbreaks remains challenging, it is careful not to overly limit border crossing for reasons other than leisure, such as business and study.
China last reduced its quarantine needs for incoming travelers, adding Chinese nationals, in June expired. Since then, more foreign passenger flights to and from China have also been allowed to resume.
(Reporting via Beijing Newsroom and Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; editing via Himani Sarkar and Stephen Coates)