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Ghana and Morocco have become the first African countries to impose travel restrictions on passengers from China over concerns about coronavirus.<\/p>\n
From Tuesday, Morocco has banned travellers from China regardless of their nationality until further notice.<\/p>\n
The foreign ministry says the move is aimed at preventing a spike in infections in the country.<\/p>\n
Ghana\u2019s restrictions will take effect on Friday.<\/p>\n
The moves come after China abruptly dropped its Covid-19 controls in December last year.<\/p>\n
Other countries outside Africa have also imposed restrictions.<\/p>\n
For example, passengers arriving in England from China now have to provide a negative Covid test before they board a flight. The US is testing people on arri.<\/p>\n
Countries that plan to test travellers say the policy will help spot worrying new variants early and prevent an influx of cases.<\/p>\n
Ghana says passengers from China will be tested at the airport for free and must also present a negative test result 48 hours before arri.<\/p>\n
International health experts have argued that the lifting of restrictions in China has led to Covid-19 spreading much faster.<\/p>\n
But Beijing’s foreign ministry has said coronavirus rules should only be introduced on a “scientific” basis and accused Western countries and media of “hyping up” the situation.<\/p>\n
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