US to require arrivals from China to provide negative Covid test

Other countries including Italy have taken similar steps after Beijing's rollback of zero-Covid' policies led to surge in cases

The US has announced all travellers from China must provide a negative Covid-19 test to enter the country, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections.

The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the nation's strict anti-virus controls. Beijing's zero Covid" policies had kept the country's infection rate low but fuelled public frustration and crushed economic growth.