International travellers landing in Beijing will be quarantined for 14 days at their own expense, authorities in the Chinese capital
announced on Sunday, as governments around the world introduced new
restrictions to contain a coronavirus pandemic.To get more news about
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From Monday, everybody entering Beijing from outside the country will be transferred to a central isolation facility for 14 days of
observation, Chen Bei, deputy secretary general of the Beijing municipal
government, said, as the country scrambles to prevent more imported
cases.
"Some people were asymptomatic when they arrived in Beijing but were confirmed [with the coronavirus] several days later when symptoms
showed," the Beijing News quoted Chen as saying.State broadcaster CCTV
reported: "From now on, all inbound flights will stop at the T3-D
processing area at Beijing Capital International Airport for ...
screening and scientific treatment."
Medical staff at the facility would monitor the health of the passengers, who would have to pay for the quarantine, Chinese media
reported, without specifying the cost.Passengers would be punished for
not disclosing information or for making false statements.
The order overrides a rule that was set to come into effect on Wednesday in which international travellers would have to isolate
themselves for 14 days.Under the new measures, self-isolation will be
granted only under special circumstances.
As cases in China continued to fall on Sunday, the country reported 16 new imported cases of the coronavirus, five of them in Beijing,
taking the total to 111, the National Health Commission said.
The fresh imported cases accounted for the bulk of the 20 new confirmed infections throughout the country.
In all, 3,199 people have died in China from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, with more than 80,000 infected.In Beijing,
49-year-old mother Liu Ye said she was worried about her daughter who
was studying at a university in Birmingham.Liu said she was considering
chartering a flight with other parents to fly their children back from
Britain.
"I don't care whether the quarantine is at home or a central facility, I'm worried about whether we can get a flight, and persuade my
daughter to come back. She thinks things are OK there," she said.
Liu said it cost about 2 million yuan (9 million baht) to charter a 60-seat plane, costing each passenger about 35,000 yuan.Zheng Zining, a
30-year-old writer based in Shenzhen, cancelled his flight back to
Shanghai from New Zealand on Sunday when he heard about Beijing's
quarantine measures.
Zheng has been in New Zealand for two months and said he was concerned that rules would be applied nationwide."My plans are always
being changed. I miss my hometown in Jiangsu. But I'm lucky compared to
others stranded here because I'm a New Zealand citizen."
Beijing's announcement came a day after New Zealand - which has reported six cases of the coronavirus - said that almost everybody
entering the country - including returning citizens - must isolate
themselves for 14 days.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said exemptions would be granted to people from small Pacific islands with no confirmed virus cases.
"I make no apologies. This is an unprecedented time," Ardern said, describing the new rules as the strictest in the world.
In Australia, incoming passengers would be subjected to similar restrictions and face hefty fines if they did not follow the new rules,
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday, adding that the new
requirements would apply from midnight.
