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As Canada implements new rules around travellers arriving from China, Hong Kong and Macao, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) says it will be part of a pilot project to test wastewater from select aircraft for COVID-19.

The HKSAR government has relaxed most social distancing and inbound measures, except the mask mandate.

Hong Kong has selected 40 candidates for the fourth batch of Chinese astronauts to the Tiangong space station, said Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Sunday.

The Chinese government has sharply criticized COVID-19 testing requirements being imposed on passengers from China and threatening countermeasures against countries involved

Australia, Canada, and the U.S. are among countries now requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to boarding their flight.

A Foreign Ministry official said Beijing was "firmly opposed to attempts to manipulate the COVID measures for political purposes."

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/beijing-threatens-to-respond-against-virus-measures/"></div>BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government sharply criticized COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the U.S. and several European nations. “We believe that the entry restrictions adopted by some countries targeting China lack scientific basi...

Beijing sharply criticized decisions by several countries (including the U.S., France, and Australia) to require COVID tests for new arrivals from China.

Australia and Canada this week joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID test prior to boarding their flight.

The Chinese government sharply criticized COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on visitors from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the U.S. and several European nations. &quot&#x3B;We believe that the entry restrictions adopted by some countries targeting China...