There is a risk of a diplomatic crisis between China and Italy due to mandatory COVID-19 testing for travelers from the Asian country. “Some countries have introduced entry restrictions aimed only at Chinese travelers. This has no scientific basis and some practices are unacceptable, "said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning, adding that China could "take countermeasures, based on the principle of reciprocity." The Vice-President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, was dismayed: "Making a swab when you leave the plane seems to me a very normal measure. When traveling to China, if you were positive they would have put you in a hotel. Making a swab is health protection, it is nothing offensive, it does not violate a person's freedom ". "I don't know why they were offended - added the minister - there was no offensive intention or limitation of freedom on our part; given that the COVID-19 unfortunately spread from China, we have the right and the duty to protect our citizens and avoid another pandemic. Other countries are also taking these countermeasures".
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