China To Trial 10-Day Central Quarantine for Overseas Arrivals
Amongst the doom and gloom of COVID-19, its always nice to report a smattering of positive news, the most recent of which relates to reduced quarantine time for some overseas arrivals to China.
The southern port city of Xiamen, Fujian province will allow some arrivals from overseas to quarantine for 10 days in a centralized facility before completing seven days of health monitoring at home (10+7), as reported by .
The new 10+7 policy will be trialed for four weeks.
At present, overseas arrivals to Xiamen must undergo 14 days of centralized quarantine followed by seven days of health monitoring at home (14+7).
That means time in centralized quarantine is reduced by four days, great news, right?
Well, the trial policy comes with a few caveats; this only applies to some overseas arrivals.
Read on for the full details...
If your final destination is Xiamen
The 10+7 policy applies to you 10 days of centralized quarantine followed by seven days of health monitoring at home.
If your final destination is elsewhere on the Chinese mainland
The 14+7 policy still applies to you, but theres a small difference.
If you do not test positive for COVID-19 and are not considered a close contact within the first 10 days of centralized quarantine, you are free to leave your quarantine hotel room for the remaining four days.
However, you cannot leave the hotel premises during this time. Be sure to check with your hotel what the exact rules are before leaving your room.
You must then follow any other relevant rules for travelling to your final destination.
We could call this policy 14+7 lite.
If COVID-19 is detected at the same centralized quarantine facility within the first 10 days
You are considered a close contact which means the original 14+7 policy still applies.
Since June 2020, Xiamen has been third on the Chinese mainland in terms of the number of inbound overseas flights. Shanghai has been at the top with Guangzhou in second place.
Some unconfirmed reports have suggested other cities may follow Xiamens lead in trialing the above policy.
For now, however, most overseas arrivals into China must still spend up to 21 days in a centralized quarantine facility followed by a period of health monitoring at home.
然而，目前大多数进入中国的海外人士仍然必须在集中隔离设施中度过21天，然后在国内进行一段时间的健康监测。
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