The annual Spring Festival travel began on Jan 28 and will last 40 days until March 8. What do you need to know about the COVID-19 prevention measures when visiting Nantong in East China's Jiangsu province?

Let's take a look!

Q1: Which people are included in the groups of returnees to Nantong?

A: Returnees from overseas, medium or high-risk areas in China, cities in other areas where a medium or high-risk area is located, as well as low-risk areas in China.

Q2: What are the health management measures for returnees from overseas, and medium or high-risk areas?

A: Those people must strictly follow the COVID-19 prevention and control requirements for overseas returnees and for people from medium or high-risk areas that are set by the State, provinces and cities.

Q3: What are the health management measures for returnees from cities in other areas where a medium or high-risk area is located?

A: (1) People returning to rural areas should hold a negative nucleic acid test report conducted within the prior seven days, have a 14-day home health monitoring on body temperature and symptoms after arrival in Nantong, during which two nucleic acid tests are required, one on the 7th and the other on the 14th day. Only if the monitoring period expires and the second nucleic acid test report is negative can returnees move freely on the premise of a green health QR code and normal temperature; (2) those returning to urban areas must hold a negative nucleic acid test report conducted within the prior seven days and have daily monitoring on personal health conditions to be able to move freely on the premise of a green health QR code and normal temperature.

Q4: What are the health management measures for returnees from low-risk areas in China?

A: (1) People returning to rural areas from other provinces must hold a negative nucleic acid test report conducted within the prior seven days and have a 14-day home health monitoring on body temperature and symptoms after arrival in Nantong, during which nucleic acid tests are required on the 7th and 14th days. Only if the monitoring period expires and the second nucleic acid test report is negative can returnees move freely on the premise of a green health QR code and normal temperature; (2) all focus groups returning to urban areas and those returning to rural areas from other regions in Jiangsu province must hold a negative nucleic acid test report conducted within the prior seven days and have daily monitoring on personal health conditions to be able to move freely on the premise of a green health QR code and normal temperature; (3) all non-focus groups returning to urban areas and those returning to rural areas from other regions in Jiangsu province must have daily monitoring of personal health conditions, and can move freely on the premise of a green health QR code and normal temperature.

*Focus groups mainly include imported cold chain food workers, port workers who have direct contact with imported goods, and employees in venues for isolated observation.

Q5: What are the hotlines of Nantong's command offices for COVID-19 prevention and control?

A: Nantong: +86-513-85215801

Hai'an: +86-513-88901152

Rugao: +86-513-87650120

Rudong: +86-513-84113068

Haimen: +86-513-82212707

Qidong: +86-513-83219859/68263770

Tongzhou: +86-513-86028177

Chongchuan: +86-513-85590062/85308735

Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area: +86-15851205526

Su-Xi-Tong Science & Technology Park: +86-513-85985018

Tongzhou Bay Demonstration Zone: +86-13773737282/18106291271