No plans for UK Covid restrictions on arrivals from China

US said to considering new controls after Beijing announced reopening of borders

Passengers at Covid testing site at Boston airport, where US authorities are considering new restrictions on Chinese arrivals

(AP)

The UK government does not have any plans to impose Covid restrictions on arrivals from China despite a surge in cases, Downing Street has said.

The US is said to be looking at new restrictions on Chinese arrivals after Beijing announced it was reopening its borders in January after almost three years of strict controls.

Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea have also responded to the latest Chinese wave of infections by requiring negative virus tests for visitors from China.