Heilongjiang Port has an average of more than 200 inbound visitors per day, a decrease of 90% year-on-year

China News Network, Harbin, March 26 (Qiu Xiaoping, Jiang Hui) On the afternoon of the 26th, the Heilongjiang Provincial Government Information Office held the 38th press conference of "Heilongjiang Province's response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic". The reporter learned from the meeting that due to the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic abroad, the average daily number of inbound tourists at the ports of Heilongjiang Province was more than 200, a decrease of 90% compared with the same period last year. Among them, the average number of international passengers arriving by international flights was more than 150. Foreigners account for about 2%.

Wang Fengge, spokesman and director of the Office of Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, introduced the situation at the press conference. Photo by Qiu Xiaoping

According to Wang Fengge, spokesperson and director of the office of Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station is responsible for entry-exit border inspection and border management at 16 ports and 8 cities in Heilongjiang Province. With the spread of overseas epidemics, in order to prevent the spread of overseas epidemics, the Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station has strengthened border river and land patrols, strengthened front-line inspections and second-line interceptions, strictly prevented entry of affected persons across borders, and managed the first line of defense at the border. At the same time, keep in touch with the corresponding Russian border defense agencies, strengthen cooperation and exchange information, and pay close attention to the Russian epidemic and the movement of returning personnel through China-Russia border ports.

In view of the fact that most of the current inbound tourists are migrant workers in Russia, and affected by the epidemic, business, study, and other personnel in large and medium-sized cities in Russia may choose to return from China-Russia border ports. Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station actively learns about the epidemic situation in Russia. Development trend, targeted inspections and inquiries, timely inspection, screening, and discovery of people involved in the epidemic. (Finish)