He also said Health Secretary Steve Barclay has met the head of the UK Health Security Agency, Dame Jenny Harries, and the chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty to discuss the situation.The US announced on Wednesday that, from 5 January, all arrivals from China will have to provide a negative COVID test result taken no more than two days before their flight.INDIA: From 1 January, people travelling to India from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand must have a negative COVID test result before their departure and upload it on an Indian government website.Zero-COVID U-turn means infection rate will be shrouded in secrecy Half of passengers on China flight to Italy have COVID A government spokesperson previously said: "There are no plans to reintroduce COVID-19 testing or additional requirements for arrivals into the UK."Travel companies Trip.com and Qunar said international ticket bookings and searches for visa information on their websites had risen following the news, with Japan, Thailand, South Korea, the US, Britain and Australia in highest demand."