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  I think Chinese New Year is coming up, yes?
context: Hopefully the UK follows suit.... >
  
  As per usual, we are not doing the sensible thing and following suit. >
  
  China: "you can leave the country now we're tired of trying to control it"
  Rest of world: "hold up!" >
  
  I get the concept that history repeats itself but this is too soon. >
  
  One cost effective policy public health authorities could put in place quickly given the data blackout from China is sequence the SARS-CoV-2 in passengers testing positive. It would help identify any potential variant of concerns spreading in China >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 91%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Earlier on Wednesday, Wang Wenbin, China's foreign minister spokesman, accused Western countries and media of "Hyping up" and "Distorting China's Covid policy adjustments".
  EU member state Italy - once the global epicentre of the virus after it spread from China in late 2019 and 2020 - has already imposed restrictions on people arriving from China.
  In India, people travelling from China and four other Asian countries must produce a negative Covid test before arriving.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: China^#1 Covid^#2 test^#3 country^#4 passengers^#5 >
  
  This resuming of tourism is the stupidest thing that I've heard of since Brexit.