China suspends entry of personnel from some countries

Due to the impact of the epidemic, China suspended the entry of personnel from some countries.

Chinese embassies in Britain, France, Belgium, Russia, the Philippines, India, Ukraine, Bangladesh and other countries issued notices on the 4th and 5th, respectively, suspending personnel in these countries from entering China with valid Chinese visas and residence permits for work, private affairs and reunion. All the notices mentioned that this was a temporary measure that China had to take to cope with the current epidemic situation. China will make timely adjustments according to the epidemic situation and issue a separate notice. Wang Wenbin, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on the 5th that China should learn from the practices of many countries and adjust its approach to relevant personnel coming to China according to changes in the epidemic situation. This is reasonable and in line with international practice, and I believe it can be understood by everyone.

All the notices of the Chinese Embassy mentioned that those holding diplomatic, official, courtesy and C-visa will not be affected. If foreigners have special urgent needs to go to China, they can apply for visas from Chinese embassies (consulates), and entry into China with visas issued after November 3, 2020 will not be affected.

Reuters said on the 5th that Britain is one of the countries with the most serious COVID-19 pneumonia epidemic in the world, with the death toll related to the virus exceeding 45,000, the highest in Europe, with more than 1.1 million confirmed cases and more than 20,000 new cases being handled every day. Britain has now entered a new national blockade to curb the spread of the epidemic. According to the report, the number of newly diagnosed cases per capita in Belgium is the highest in Europe, and the number of COVID-19 pneumonia infections and deaths in the Philippines is second only to Indonesia in Southeast Asia. According to a report by New Delhi TV on the 5th, India reported more than 50,000 new cases and more than 8.36 million confirmed cases that day. On October 30th, a large number of confirmed cases and asymptomatic infected persons appeared on Air India flight from New Delhi to Wuhan.