BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese customs screened 600 million people at international ports for infectious diseases over the past five years, officials said on Monday, while pledging to refine containment protocols that became a hallmark of Beijing’s zero-COVID policy.

Customs officials detected more than 180,000 cases of infectious disease at China’s borders during that time, Zhao Zenglian, deputy director general of the customs agency, told a news conference on border management.

Australia and Britain both warn travellers of possible medical checks upon arrival in China, even as Beijing seeks to revive inbound tourism and attract foreign investment to give its struggling economy a boost.

“Over 600 million inbound travellers and 300 million inbound vehicles and vessels were screened, and 5.2

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