US-China collab of Covid-19: first two countries to remove tourism restrictions from each other amid pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified US-made Pfizer and Moderna beside the UK's AstraZeneca jabs.

 In an effort to open up international travel, China has called for a uniform adoption of the Covid-19 vaccine and free travel between the two countries only for those vaccinated. Chief Epidemiologist of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wu Zunyou said China and the US should work together to remove joint travel restrictions in August or September when the US is expected to reach herd protection, suggesting that priority be given. work, business travel and to study overseas.

Wu outlined his proposal in a government-run Global Times on Tuesday, saying the free travel plan between China and the US should include the adoption of antiretroviral drugs and reduce free travel for those vaccinated. Free travel should be allowed for legal and business reasons as well as overseas research and all forms of travel should be covered, Wu said. This is the first time Beijing has made a case for contacting the vaccine for free travel without separation.

The United States is likely to vaccinate about 80 percent of its population in June and 90 percent in August, in order to protect the herd, Wu said Monday at an online forum on US-China cooperation in preventing and treating Washington-based Covid-19. Brookings Institution and Tsinghua University in Beijing. "In that case and if we can remove all political barriers, based on science, these two countries may be the first two countries to remove tourism restrictions from each other," Wu said.

Currently, China allowed limited or no flights from various countries, including India, without a visa cancellation. Thousands of Indian students enrolled in Chinese universities and many Indians working in China are stuck in India due to tourism restrictions imposed by China.