In a bid to keep the new variants of coronavirus out of the nation, China is planning to extend its pandemic border restrictions for at least another year, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
Another reason for China to keep its border is a calendar of sensitive events, Reuters reported, citing officials.
China will open the borders in the second half of 2022, a provisional timeline of which was set during a cabinet meeting last month, the WSI reported, citing an official.
On Tuesday, China reported 25 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the mainland for June 21, up from 17 infections a day earlier , the health officials said. The development of curbing international travel in China comes as several nations have raised their guard against the highly transmissible Delta variant which has been dubbed as the fourth variant of concern.
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