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Starting at midnight on Jan. 5, travelers 2 years old and older flying to the U.S. from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau will be required to get tested for Covid-19 no more than two days before departure, officials said. Passengers must present negative test results from either a PCR or rapid antigen test monitored by a healthcare provider, officials said. Travelers from China who are transiting through the U.S. must also present a negative test before arrival, officials said.

Officials in China have removed most of the strict preventative protocols they maintained throughout the pandemic.

As the virus spreads more widely, fever medications have been in short supply, patients have inundated hospitals and crematoria have been flooded with bodies, employees and relatives of people with the disease said.

The Biden administration has pressed China to share Covid-19 surveillance data more transparently, a senior administration official said.

Passengers flying to the U.S. from South Korea’s Incheon International Airport, as well as Canada’s Toronto Pearson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport, will also be required to provide a negative Covid-19 test before flying to the U.S. if they have visited China in the 10 days before their flight, U.S. officials said.

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—Andrew Restuccia contributed to this article.

Write to Dominique Mosbergen at dominique.mosbergen@wsj.com