Prognosis

Italy Says Covid Cases on China Arrivals Are Omicron

Outbreaks in China have raised worries about new strains
US will require arrivals from China to test negative

WATCH: The US will require airline passengers coming from China to show negative Covid-19 tests. Jordan Fabian reports.Source: Bloomberg

Provide news feedback or report an error

Confidential tip?

Send a tip to our reporters

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

By Chiara Albanese and Tim Loh

December 29, 2022 at 11:04 AM UTC

Updated on

December 29, 2022 at 1:37 PM UTC

This article is for subscribers only.

Italy didn’t find any new concerning Covid-19 mutations among recent arrivals from China who tested positive for the virus, a relief for officials worried about fresh health threats.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy already sequenced half of the samples tested in Milan and they all show the omicron strain of the coronavirus.