Years of isolation set to end

Come fly with me: Travellers waiting for their flight at Beijing Capital International Airport. — Reuters

Beijing: People in China reacted with joy and rushed to book flights overseas after Beijing said it would scrap mandatory Covid quarantine for overseas arrivals, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation.

In a snap move late Monday, China said from Jan 8 inbound travellers would no longer be required to quarantine on arrival in a further unwinding of hardline coronavirus controls that had torpedoed its economy and sparked nationwide protests.