China News Online March 26 (Reporter Chen Jing) Strictly preventing overseas epidemic input is a severe test facing Shanghai. The office of the Shanghai New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group decided on the 26th that from 18 o'clock on the same day, all persons who came to Shanghai will be subjected to a 14-day quarantine health observation.

It is reported that foreign diplomats and personnel engaged in important economic, trade, scientific research and technical cooperation shall be implemented in accordance with regulations. Shanghai requires all districts and relevant departments to strictly implement joint prevention and control responsibilities, and strictly prevent the import of overseas epidemics.

Starting from 00:00 on the 20th, the key countries for Shanghai's epidemic prevention and control will be adjusted from 16 to 24 countries. Subsequently, Shanghai adjusted the list of key countries for epidemic prevention and control, and the Philippines replaced Japan. From 00:00 on the 23rd, all Chinese and foreign personnel with a history of living in 24 countries within the first 14 days of entering Shanghai will strictly implement home observation or centralized health surveillance in accordance with regulations.

Shanghai Border Control Station deployed 180 police forces to support the front line of Pudong Airport Port. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Border Inspection Station

The 24 key countries for epidemic prevention and control are: Korea, Philippines, Iran, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Australia, Malaysia, Greece, Czech Republic, Finland , Qatar, Canada, Saudi Arabia.

It is reported that Shanghai has implemented stricter 100% boarding quarantine, 100% temperature monitoring and 100% health declaration card audits for flights and immigrants from 24 key countries.

Jiang Yuan, deputy commissioner of Shanghai Customs, said that from the analysis of data, doing a good job in quarantine for immigrants from non-key countries is an important part of port import prevention. Wu Jinglei, director of the Shanghai Municipal Health and Health Commission, revealed that Shanghai conducts 100% new crown virus nucleic acid testing on all people coming to Shanghai from non-key countries and regions.

It is reported that Shanghai Customs implements comprehensive centralized control and closed management of all immigrants from the air ports. Customs emergency deployment of customs officers to support the front line of the airport: from the original staff of 500 to 1,132 people, operating 24 hours a day, comprehensively strengthen the quarantine force at the port site.

From 00:00 on the 25th, Hongqiao Airport will suspend all international, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan inbound and outbound flight operations, and will transfer all Hongqiao Airport's previous international, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan flights to Pudong Airport for operation, retaining the Hongqiao Airport international, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan flight backup and landing functions. The Shanghai Border Inspection Station disclosed that overseas epidemic prevention was strictly guarded. The Shanghai Coast Inspection Station deployed 180 police forces to support the front line of the Pudong Airport Port to further integrate and optimize the port's epidemic prevention and control forces. Earlier, the Shanghai Coastal Inspection Station established a special epidemic investigation class at the port of Pudong Airport, constantly strengthened the statistical analysis of the data of immigrants at the port, and accurately determined the dynamic trajectory of entry and exit.