In view of the current situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, according to the requirement of the relevant authorities of China, starting from 1 September 2020, the validity period of the negative nucleic acid test certificate of the Chinese and foreign passengers who take flights to China  will be adjusted from 5 days after the issuance of the certificate to 3 days after the issuance of the certificate.

Passengers should complete the nucleic acid test within 3 days before boarding the plane which will fly from Bahrain to China, and apply for a Health Declaration Form (applicable to foreign citizens) through the Chinese Embassy in Bahrain, with the negative nucleic acid test certificate issued within 12 hours. Application procedures remains the same, please find the procedure from: http://bh.china-embassy.org/eng/xwdt/t1807890.htm.

The Chinese Embassy in Bahrain kindly reminds the Chinese and foreign passengers to leave enough time in your itinerary for the nucleic acid test, and ensure that the Green Health Code/ the Health Declaration Form is valid at the boarding time, to avoid encountering any problems and being stranded at the airport.