Quarantine requirements in China have been lifted for inbound travelers on Sunday, putting an end to almost three years of implementing isolation despite battling against the surge of COVID-19 cases.

Last month, Beijing started a dramatic dismantling of a hardline zero-COVID strategy which has enforced mandatory quarantines and grueling lockdowns.

Meanwhile, the country continues to have increasing COVID-19 cases, making a total of 12 countries implement negative COVID-19 test result requirements when visiting their countries from China.