Beijing will reopen its borders next month, causing Chinese people to rush to book overseas travel.
Chinese citizens will be able to apply for a passport again from 8 January.
The announcement on Monday ended almost three years of strictQuarantine rules for arrivals
There has been a spike in traffic at travel sites.
Chinese tourists won't be able to visit all countries.
A lack of transparency from the Chinese government is one of the reasons why the US is considering new restrictions on travellers from China.
There are mounting concerns in the international community on the ongoing Covid-19 surge in China and the lack of transparent data.
It is difficult for public health officials to take prompt measures to reduce the spread of the disease without this data.
Japan, one of the most popular destinations for Chinese travellers, has announced that all travellers from China need to show a negative Covid test on arrival.
Before Beijing's easing of restrictions, India said travellers from China as well as some other countries need to show a negative Covid test.
As the country battles a new wave of infections, the last part of the country's zero- Covid policy has been relaxed.
Dissent against the government's policy led to a relaxation of Covid restrictions.
Reports of hospitals being overwhelmed and a shortage of drugs followed.
There was an announcement on outbound travel on Tuesday after Monday's news. A cap on the number of flights was removed.
On the same day, the National Health Commission said that Covid would be classified as a Class B infectious disease.
People were discouraged from travelling outside of the country. Outbound group and package travel was banned.
Within an hour of Monday's announcement that China's borders would reopen, data from travel site Trip.com showed searches for popular destinations had increased ten-fold.
The top destinations were Macau, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and South Korea.
Within the first 15 minutes after the announcement, Qunar's website saw a seven-fold increase in flight inquiries.
There were 155 million outbound tourists from China in 2019. There were 20 million in 2020.
Some people in China hope to visit family and friends during the Chinese New Year.
There has been a mixed response in China.
I am happy about it but speechless. If we're doing this anyways, why did I have to take all the Covid tests this year?
She said she had gone through three months of lockdown in April, but everyone in her family had gotten sick in the last few weeks.
She said her parents, grandparents and partner all came down with the same illness last week.
As Covid cases peak, many people are concerned about reopening borders.
We should wait until this wave opens up. The medical workers are already worn out, and old people won't survive two infections in a month.
People in cities with cold winters like Beijing and Shanghai say they're running out of medicine.
Hundreds of deaths may not be reported as crematoriums are overwhelmed.
Beijing authorities plan to distribute Paxlovid in order to reduce the severity of infections. The drug had yet to be delivered, according to health centers contacted by The Global Times.
President Xi called on officials to save lives in his first comments on the changes.
China's about-turn has put the president in a difficult spot. He was the driving force behind zero- Covid.
Analysts say he has to take responsibility for the huge wave of hospital admissions after abandoning it. Why wasn't the country better prepared?
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