Chinanews.com, Toronto, October 31. The Chinese Embassy in Canada issued a notice on October 31 that in order to reduce the cross-border spread of the epidemic, from November 7th, Chinese and foreign passengers who take flights from Canada to China must board the plane The negative certificate of the new coronavirus nucleic acid test sampled in Canada in the previous 2 days and the negative test of serum-specific IgM antibody ("serum antibody") test of boarding are indispensable.
The embassy notice emphasized that both nucleic acid testing and serum antibody testing (hereinafter referred to as "dual testing") should be completed in Canada 2 days before the passenger boarding, subject to the sampling time.
Passengers can be tested at any inspection point, hospital, pharmacy and other institutions recognized by the Canadian health department.
The Chinese Embassy and Consulate in Canada has confirmed some testing agencies and announced the dynamically adjusted list on the website.
On September 9, local time, at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada, Hainan Airlines staff tested the temperature of passengers who were preparing to take a direct flight to Beijing.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yu Ruidong
According to the requirements of the notice, people who take direct flights from Canada to China, including passengers transiting through Canada, should complete nucleic acid and serum IgM antibody sampling and testing, and board the plane with a double negative certificate issued by the testing agency. No application is required. Tie the green health code with the "HS" logo or the green QR code with the "HDC" logo on the health statement.
Those who really need to transit to China via a third country must undergo the first double test in Canada and board the plane with the above test certificate.
After arriving in the transit country, you should perform the second double test and apply to the embassy or consulate in the transit country (the country of departure for direct flights to China) for a green health code with the "HS" logo or a health statement with the "HDC" logo Book green QR code.
Both double tests must be completed within 2 days before boarding and a negative certificate must be obtained.
The embassy informed that, considering that many transit airports do not have the testing conditions, in order to avoid stranded in transit places and reduce the risk of infection during the journey, it is strongly recommended that people travelling from Canada to China take direct flights.
The notice emphasizes that if you forge a test certificate, endanger the health and safety of others or public health, you must bear corresponding legal responsibilities according to law.
The embassy also reminded that it adheres to the principle of "non-essential, no travel".
Those who have completed testing and sampling should be isolated at home as much as possible; if they really need to go out, they must strengthen epidemic prevention measures.
If there are suspected symptoms before boarding, the itinerary should be cancelled, and medical treatment should be conducted in time.
At present, China has imposed requirements for passengers on flights to China from the United States, Europe, Oceania, Africa, and Southeast Asia, to have a double-negative certificate of nucleic acid test and serum antibody test, but the time of implementation varies among countries. (Finish)