China extends border restrictions to 2023
https://www.istudy-china.com/ Vaccination rates have been accelerating in China but that hasn't resulted in the lifting of border restrictions. Source: Wang Zhao China is expected to keep its COVID-19 border restrictions in place for another year over concerns of the emergence of new variants and a calendar of sensitive events, reported The Wall Street Journal. This is despite the fact that China has already administered over one billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country by June 19. In addition, Beijing plans to fully vaccinate 40% of the country’s nearly 1.4 billion people by the end of this month, said reports. Here’s what international students should know about the extension of border restrictions: Sensitive events sparks extension of border restrictions Quoting sources familiar with the matter, WSJ said the provisional timeline of the second half of 2022 was set during a mid-May meeting of the country’s cabinet, or State Council, attended...