On 25 April, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning organized a routine press conference during which she announced that China will further optimize remote testing arrangements based on the principles of scientific accuracy, security and order.
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Beginning on April 29, Mao Ning said:
- All travelers arriving in China may replace nucleic acid testing with antigenic testing within 48 hours of boarding.
- Airlines will no longer check the test certificates before boarding.