China has announced it will no longer enforce COVID-19 quarantines for incoming travelers, breaking down a major barrier to accessing North Korea since the beginning of the pandemic.

According to China’s National Health Commission on Monday, travelers will only have to show a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test taken within 48 hours before departure from Jan. 8 next year. This will end the mandatory five-day quarantine currently in place.

While it was also possible to go through Russia before the pandemic, China was long the main gateway into North Korea and will likely remain so