No infection among foreigners in Shanghai though health check will be strengthened
Shanghai will continue to strengthen health check on fresh arrivals with novel coronavirus spreading in foreign countries.
Up till now, Shanghai has reported no infections among foreign nationals in the city, though foreigners had been reported in suspected cases, and some had been ordered to impose 14-day quarantine at their residence or in designated hospitals.
With the increase of new cases in foreign countries, Shanghai is putting a high premium on preventing input threat.
“We are treating everyone entering Shanghai evenly, and will continue to strengthen entry management measures,” city government spokesman Xu Wei said in a press conference on Wednesday. “
According to Xu, people arriving in Shanghai will continue to be required to fill in a health declaration card at airports and customs and have their temperature taken. The card asks about a person’s health status and whether he or she has been to Hubei Province. If one’s temperature turns to be unusual, he or she will be taken to designated medical institute for further check.
Home isolation of 14 days applies to those came from or have passed through Hubei Province, or those who had contacts with people tested positive for Covid-19.
Management will be strengthened in enterprises, residential communities and hotels involving foreign nationals entering Shanghai recently. At other public places like metro stations, supermarkets and office buildings, strict temperature check will be applied and large gatherings will be avoided.
Xu said the city government has recently communicated with leaders of foreign invested companies in Shanghai.
“The leaders fully understand Shanghai’s anti-virus measures and work resumption needs,” said Xu. “They are willing to cooperate in all health check measures and promised to manage their employees and relatives accordingly too.”
Countries like South Korea, Japan and Italy have been reporting increased coronavirus cases. Some Chinese cities are taking corresponding measures to address the threat.
Suzhou City in neighboring Jiangsu Province, issued a notice on Tuesday, which required foreign nationals who have recently entered Suzhou from Japan and South Korea to go to their residential communities for self-reporting and take a 14-day home quarantine.
On Monday, Weihai, a coastal city in Shandong Province, started to quarantine arrivals from Japan and South Korea, which became the first country-specific compulsory quarantine requirement by China.