Nucleic acid tests for quarantined arrivals

Nucleic acid tests will be conducted on all inbound passengers from overseas arriving in Shanghai before March 31 who have not yet received the tests and who are under quarantine for medical observation at present, the city's coronavirus disease prevention and control authorities announced on Monday.

The tests will start on Tuesday and the samples will be collected by districts' designated public medical treatment institutions, authorities said.

The samples will be sent to districts' disease control and prevention centers or qualified third parties for nucleic acid tests.

From March 31, all inbound passengers from overseas arriving in Shanghai are required to undergo nucleic acid tests before being sent to quarantine.