常州市关于做好境外疫情输入防控工作的通告

In order to curb imported COVID-19 cases and to preserve normal economic and social order, the enhanced measures for infection prevention andcontrol have been announced as follows:

 I. All passengers, regardless of nationality, will need to follow the same prevention and control measures as specified below. These measures are applicable to all Changzhou-bound travelers who have entered China within 14 days (hereinafter referred to as inbound international travelers).

 II. All inbound international travelers shall learn about China’s relevant measures on entry-exit epidemiccontrol in advance. Report your travel itinerary and health information truthfully to your place of residence, employer or host, and register for a “Changzhou Health Code” in time.

III. Tiered response to the COVID-19outbreak through targeted policies:

 1. Those who have domiciles or fixed jobs in Changzhou and have traveled from countries and regions severely affected by the disease are required to be quarantined at designated sites for14 days. For those who are not suitable for being quarantined collectively,such as people over 70 years old, minors, expectant mothers and people with chronic medical conditions, and those who live alone in their own places, they may apply to the relevant community for a self-quarantine at home. All the above-mentioned people will need to undergo a nucleic acid test (NAT) on the first and last days of their quarantine period. Changzhou has set up foreign-related epidemic prevention and control work groups in the international airports in Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing, as well as Changzhou Airport and Changzhou Railway Station, to pick up passengers meeting the above-said conditions. Passengers from low-risk countries and regions for COVID-19 will also need to undergo a 14-day self-quarantine at home.

 2. For those who had a travel history in any of the high-risk countries and regions for COVID-19 and would only have a brief stay in Changzhou for business purposes, they shall first go to designated sites fora NAT test and can carry out business activities only after being tested negative for corona virus. We are introducing a “closed-loop” management system, that is, the above-said passengers shall stay in designated hotels or guesthouses and be picked up by their hosts all the time. Public transport and crowded places should be avoided.

 IV. Employers’ responsibilities regarding COVID-19:

1. Enterprises should impose prevention and control measures such as temperature screening, information registration and health declaration if they have any staff or business visitors traveling to Changzhou from other countries and regions.

 2. Based on the postponements of school reopening, universities in Changzhou should take the initiative of contacting their foreign students and teachers who have not returned to China yet, and inform them not to come back until the school is scheduled to reopen officially. As for those who have returned already, their universities must strictly implement infection prevention and control measures.

3. Hotels and guesthouses should register the accommodation information of inbound international travelers, regardless of nationality, and timely report their information to public security authorities in accordance with the law. They also need to provide related services such as checking the guests’ body temperature and asking about their health condition.

 4. Communities or villages should enhance their efforts to strengthen the prevention and control of COVID-19, including registering the newly arrived international travelers, and paying attention to and caring for those who are undergoing self-quarantine at home.

V. Legal responsibilities:

 1. For those who stay at home for a self-quarantine, if they refuse medical observation,conceal their own illness or go out without permission, they will be sent to designated sites to be quarantined collectively with all expenses borne by themselves; meanwhile, they will be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law, provided that they cause spread of the epidemic and endanger public safety. For those who have been confirmed or suspected to be infected by the virus, they will have to bear their own medical costs.

2. Anyone who deliberately conceals information about any inbound international travelers or fails to fulfill responsibilities which causes serious problems will be held legally accountable according to applicable laws, disciplines and rules.

Hotlines of relevant areas and departments:

 Liyang: 87223119, 87266138

Jintan: 82888636

Wujin: 86310260

Xinbei: 85158120

Tianning: 69661713

Zhonglou: 88890511

Changzhou Economic Development Zone:88775756-8000

Public Service Hotline of Changzhou Municipal Government: 12345

Foreign Affairs Office of Changzhou Municipal Government: 85683353, 85683343

Changzhou Novel Corona virus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters

March 17, 2020

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