COVID-19 and the Future of China Travel in 2021 from freeamfva's blog

COVID-19 and the Future of China Travel in 2021

This virus, which started in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has spread at an alarming rate around the world, has decimated global travel. I’ve received a number of emails from concerned travelers with plans to visit China in 2021 and beyond. Should travelers cancel their plans to visit China because of the coronavirus?To get more news about China scenic spots, you can visit shine news official website.
As of April 2021, China has reported over 90,000 cases of coronavirus cases and more than 4,600 deaths. And this is just what was reported (take that for what it’s worth).

It’s natural to be concerned about this kind of news, so let’s go over some key pieces of information about the coronavirus China scare before we get to my recommendations for China travelers.As with the SARS outbreak in 2003, ground zero for this strain of the coronavirus in China (officially named COVID-19) was believed to have started in a meat market in Wuhan. These massive, often unsanitary markets are a prime breeding ground for these kinds of viruses.

This particular market in Wuhan has been closed down, but they exist in almost every city across China.

According to health officials, it is unclear exactly how the virus is spreading, although it seems that person-to-person spread is happening.

While the COVID-19 virus has spread to different parts of China and across the globe, the vast majority of those affected is in Wuhan.For most tourists, the only reason you would stop in Wuhan is while cruising along the Yangze River. It’s a major port city with cruise boats and ferries that travel in every direction.

Domestically, China has opened up to travel. Although officials are being cautious, inter-provincial travel is entirely possible.

So what does this mean for you as a tourist or business traveler to China?

First, you should expect a lot of extra health screening throughout China. Every airport, train station and bus station now screens for even the slightest of symptoms of COVID-19.

Even for those foreigners who are allowed into China (usually on work, diplomatic or other non-tourist visas), the screening process is intense and a quarantine is inevitable.On the CDC webpage on the Coronavirus, a Level 3 alert from almost all of 2020 has been downgraded to a Level 1.

While this may seem like good news (and for Chinese people, it certainly is!), that doesn’t mean that foreign travelers are allowed within the Chinese borders.

Meanwhile, the US State Department has upgraded it’s Level 2 China travel advisory to a Level 3 (“Reconsider Travel”). Of course, it doesn’t help that US-China relations are at an all-time low right now.

This isn’t same level as North Korea and Iraq, which are both at Level 4, but Level 3 is still the US government’s way of saying “Please don’t travel here right now”.

Because of the globally sensitive nature of COVID-19, you’ll find that even on your return from China back home, you’ll likely have to go through more health checks and quarantine.