BEIJING, April 14 — Beijing has virtually walled itself off to outsiders with drastic measures to protect China's seat of power against the threat of a second wave of coronavirus infections from other regions. After largely getting the outbreak under control, China has banned foreigners from...
People wearing face masks fill in application forms outside a labour arbitration office in Beijing, China April 9, 2020. — Reuters pic
But Beijing has gone a step further, imposing a strict 14-day quarantine on people arriving from other parts of China, regardless of whether they test negative for Covid-19 — a measure not required in other cities.The ruling Communist Party postponed its once-a-year congress, known as the “two sessions,” in March and experts said it likely wants to make sure the thousands of delegates who participate are not at risk before a new date is set.
“In this moment, the central government and core leadership are highly protected, so ordinary people will have to pay the price,” he told AFP.Beijing has imposed a mandatory 14-day quarantine on all returning students, who must test negative to attend school. All hotel guests must test negative within seven days prior to their stay.Chen Na, a carer from Anhui province, cannot return to her former employer in Beijing because her area was labelled “high-risk.
Those leaving the city, whose months-long lockdown was lifted April 8, must test negative within seven days before their return date, undergo a 14-day quarantine once they arrive, and test negative again in order to be released. If approved, they have to submit another request to purchase train tickets to the capital, which are limited to 1,000 seats per day on two services.
“The whole time, my compound received orders from above in a very delayed fashion, making me waste time going back and forth,” she said.At two major Wuhan train stations, AFP saw that special lanes for Beijing-bound travellers had been set up and were crewed by several volunteers.
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