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Chinese travellers
Qatar reinstates Covid test requirement for China passengers
The new rule will take effect from Tuesday and will require passengers to present a negative test taken no more than 48 hours prior to departure
Air travellers
How does the US decision to reintroduce Covid-19 testing affect you?
After ending a 17-month-old requirement of Covid-19 testing in June, the US has again made it mandatory for travellers from China, Hong Kong and Macau to be tested
Apple
Covid restrictions in Zhengzhou to impact delivery of new iPhone models
Apple issues a statement saying the facility is “temporarily impacted” and that it expects lower shipments of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Japan restores visa-free travel post-pandemic, country to revive tourism
The move is part of the country’s efforts to revive its tourism sector, after the country’s deadliest wave of the coronavirus pandemic recedes
Al Hosn
UAE reduces Al Hosn Green Pass validity to 14 days amid spiking Covid-19 cases
The country’s crisis authority warned that some residents have not been following isolation rules
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Saudi Arabia reopens visa on arrival for travellers who have valid UK, US, or Schengen visas
Citizens of any country who hold one of the three visas, and who are travelling on one of the country’s national carriers – Saudi, Flynas, or Flyadeal – can now receive a 12-month tourism visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia without needing to apply in advance