(Combating New Crown Pneumonia) General Administration of Customs: Comprehensively Strengthening Health Quarantine at the First Entry Point
China News Service, Beijing, March 25 (Reporter Li Xiaoyu) The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China said on the 25th that as of 00:00 on March 25, 10 customs including Tianjin strictly carried out screening and transshipment of 38 flights and confirmed the diagnosis of new coronary pneumonia. Cases, suspected cases, symptomatic persons and close contacts are all handled as required.
On March 22, the five Chinese departments jointly announced that starting at 00:00 on the 23rd, Beijing time, all international passenger flights departing from Beijing must enter from 12 designated first entry points, including Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, and Taiyuan. .
After the announcement, the General Administration of Customs has comprehensively strengthened the guidance to the Customs and Excise Department, and carried out port quarantine work in accordance with laws and regulations. Emergency deployment of professionals across the country to support the front line of relevant customs requires 12 customs such as Tianjin, Taiyuan and Hohhot to communicate closely with the local joint prevention and control mechanisms, improve the work plan and make full preparations in response to the actual conditions of each port.
At the same time, the General Administration of Customs dispatched an expert group to the relevant customs for on-site guidance, assisted in formulating emergency plans, sorted out work links, and standardized work processes. On the other hand, it provided remote technical guidance through video connections and cooperated with experts to do on-site disposal.
According to the General Administration of Customs, currently Tianjin, Taiyuan, Hohhot and other relevant customs have comprehensively strengthened front-line protection, urgently adjusted the premises of front-line quarantine sites, enriched material reserves, and strengthened laboratory testing capacity building. At the same time, professional personnel will be deployed to enrich the front line and strengthen training to improve on-site disposal capabilities and personal protection levels. (Finish)