The Health Security Committee – which met today in an emergency – did not agree on measures to prevent the virus in the EU – Britain and France do not reintroduce COVID tests for travelers from China
Despite the global concern caused by the new outbreak of coronavirus cases in China, the European Union’s Health Security Committee – which met today in an emergency – did not end up taking measures to prevent the virus in the EU.
After the meeting, the relevant Commission Committee announced that “the coordination of national responses to serious cross-border threats is critical. We must act together and we will continue our consultations”
Coordination of national responses to serious cross border threats to health is crucial.
Today, the #EUHealthSecurity Committee met to discuss the COVID-19 situation in China with EU/EEA Member States.
We need to act jointly & will continue our discussions.#HealthUnion
— EU Health – #HealthUnion (@EU_Health) December 29, 2022
Britain and France not reintroducing COVID tests for travelers from China
Unlike the US, Italy and other Asian countries, Britain has no plans to reintroduce COVID-19 tests for those coming to the country, a British government spokesman said today.
“There are no plans to re-introduce tests for COVID-19 or additional claims for UK arrivals,” the spokesman said when asked about a Telegraph report that the government would consider restrictions on arrivals from China.
Yesterday, Wednesday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said that the government will continue to monitor the situation regarding cases of the new coronavirus in Britain.
However, when asked specifically about restrictions on those coming into the country from China, he replied: “It’s not something we’re looking at.”
Britain, led by Boris Johnson when the pandemic struck in 2020, has been criticized for its handling of the public health crisis, accused of being slow to detect cases on arrivals and impose lockdowns compared to other major countries.
In addition, France “does not need to impose border controls in response to the increase in cases of COVID-19 in China,” the head of France’s COVARS health risk assessment committee announced today.
“From a scientific point of view, there is no reason to reintroduce border controls (…) however this could change any day,” Brigitte Autran told French Radio Classique.
The head of the committee noted that for now “the situation is under control” and there are no signs of alarming new variant strains of COVID-19 in China.
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