EU recommends pre-flight testing for passengers from China, Estonia focuses on surveillance and sequencing

At the meeting of the EU Integrated Political Crisis Response mechanism (IPCR) working group, the member states decided to recommend pre-flight testing of passengers arriving from China for COVID-19. With no direct flights from China, Estonia focuses on surveillance and sequencing viral strains to detect dangerous new strains as early as possible. Vaccination against both flu and COVID-19 is still preferred way to avoid overloading of national healthcare system.