China relaxes some COVID test rules for U.S., other travellers

China has removed certain COVID-19 test requirements for people flying in from countries like the United States and shortened the pre-departure quarantine period for some inbound travellers, as it finetunes its stringent measures to cope with the Omicron variant. The slight relaxations were made in response to factors including the 'characteristics of coronavirus variants', according to notices from Chinese embassies and consulates that did not provide further details.