EU to require travellers from China to take pre-departure Covid tests

Bloc's tougher entry requirements come despite warnings from Beijing of retaliation The European Union is expected to require all travellers from China to take pre-departure Covid tests in response to surging levels of the virus, after Beijing hastily abandoned strict controls. France, Italy and Spain already require pre-departure tests on travellers from China and have been urging other EU member states to follow suit. EU officials meeting later on Wednesday in the "integrated political crisis ...