Dec. 31 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Government of China has asked to limit prevention measures to prevent further spread of the coronavirus to purely “scientific” issues after several Asian and European countries have re-introduced requirements, such as negative tests, for those coming from Chinese territory .
Wang Wenbin, spokesman for the Asian giant’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thus alluded to responsibility and the establishment of “appropriate measures” that “do not affect the normal development of personal exchanges or cooperation” between countries.
Thus, he recalled that over the last week, experts from various countries have ruled out the need to impose restrictions on the entry of people from China, which is going through a strong wave of infections.
“We want to remember that throughout this pandemic, China has been sharing highly relevant data with the international community, including the World Health Organization (WHO), in a transparent way. We have made a great contribution,” he stressed.
In this sense, it has indicated that the relevant departments “will continue to monitor and control the progress of the virus, while publishing more information on the epidemic in accordance with the law.” “We will continue working with the international community to face the challenges that this entails,” she said during a press conference.
The explosion of COVID-19 cases in China, derived from the withdrawal of most of the restrictions imposed throughout the pandemic, has generated worldwide concern and has led to the imposition in several countries, including Spain, of new controls for travelers coming from the country.
However, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) assessed on Thursday that, for now, recovering this type of measure was “unjustified”, since Europe has a broad level of immunization and is not They have detected new variants that represent an additional reason for concern.
