The overseas epidemic is tense. How can Chinese people return home? Why is South Korea's flight to China full? Will China take restrictive measures against people at high risk of the outbreak?
On March 1st, the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism held a press conference to give authoritative answers to relevant questions on how to effectively prevent and control overseas epidemic input.
Conference site
National cure and discharge rate reached 52.1%
Mi Feng, spokesperson of the National Health and Health Commission and deputy director of the Department of Publicity:
Except Hubei, 3 new cases were confirmed in other provinces, maintaining single digits for 3 consecutive days, 68 new suspected cases, 1 new death, and 36 severe cases. In the past week, the cure rates of confirmed cases in Wuhan, Hubei, and the whole country have continued to rise. The proportion of cured patients discharged from the country has reached 52.1%, which indicates that the overall situation of epidemic prevention and control in the country continues to improve, the medical treatment effect is obvious, and the pressure of treatment is decreasing.
How do Chinese returning home from countries with severe epidemics?
Cui Aimin, Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
In South Korea, Japan, Italy, and Iran, where many cases are currently diagnosed, there are many overseas Chinese and overseas students, and the Chinese government pays great attention to their local health and safety. At present, countries with severe epidemics have not completely cut off public transportation with the outside world. Our local personnel can choose to return to China by direct flights or transit detours. If the epidemic develops further, the health and safety of my local personnel will be seriously threatened. We will take necessary measures to actively assist and arrange their return to China.
How to take preventive measures against foreign immigrants?
Cui Aimin, Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
According to the development of the epidemic situation, the Chinese local government will timely adjust the prevention and control measures for foreigners coming to China in a timely manner. We will treat foreign citizens and domestic citizens without discrimination and implement corresponding measures without discrimination, and will fully take care of the parties' reasonable concerns and respect. Their religion and customs. After entering the country, their community will also provide them with the necessary guarantees and assistance to help them solve practical difficulties in life. At present, China's epidemic prevention work has entered the most strenuous period. We hope that personnel from countries with severe epidemics will fully understand and actively cooperate with China's relevant prevention and control measures when they come to China to jointly prevent the risks associated with the epidemic and safeguard themselves. And the health and safety of others.
Data Map: Qingdao Liuting Airport Customs Officer instructs passengers to fill out a health declaration card. Xie Hao She
All immigration personnel must make a health declaration
Lin Wei, Director of the Department of Health and Quarantine of the General Administration of Customs:
All immigration personnel are required to make a health declaration. The Customs strictly implements the "three inspections, three platoons, and one transshipment" measure for all exit and entry personnel. "Three investigations": 100% inspection of health declaration, comprehensive temperature monitoring and screening, and strict medical inspection; "three rows": those who have symptoms found in the "three investigations" or come from countries or regions with severe epidemics , Or personnel who have been in contact with confirmed or suspected cases, strictly implement epidemiological investigations, medical investigations, and laboratory tests; "one transfer": confirmed cases, suspected cases, and symptoms that are determined in the "three rows" Personnel and close contacts of the four categories of personnel, all in accordance with relevant regulations, take precautions, such as transfer, isolation, observation.
At present, the communication order between Chinese and foreign personnel is generally smooth.
Cui Aimin, Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Some time ago, some countries adopted different levels of control measures for the entry of Chinese citizens. The relevant practices of most countries are to maintain the health and safety of national and foreign citizens and to maintain regional and international public health. The relevant measures are more professional. It's appropriate to be scientific and scientific. We understand and respect this. However, some countries have overreacted and adopted some unnecessary measures. We have also made necessary negotiations on this. At present, the order of exchanges between Chinese and foreign personnel is generally relatively smooth and there are not many obstacles.
Data map: Epidemic prevention equipment is put into use at Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3.
Has sent 10 flights to pick up 1,314 Chinese citizens
Cui Aimin, Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chinese embassies and consulates have done every specific job carefully and conscientiously, and the consular services of the embassies and consulates abroad have been underway. Since the outbreak, the relevant domestic airlines have been coordinated, 10 flights have been dispatched to multiple countries, and 1,314 Chinese citizens have been returned. At the same time, he also actively assisted the SAR government to retrieve nearly 200 Hong Kong and Macau SAR residents from Japan on the Diamond Princess.
Fewer flights between China, Japan and South Korea
Zhu Tao, Director of the Flight Standards Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China:
Recently, the epidemic situation in South Korea and Japan has developed rapidly, and Chinese and foreign airlines have reduced some flights. The total number of flights between China and South Korea this week has been reduced to 320, and it is expected to be further reduced to 276 next week; the total number of flights between China and Japan will be reduced to 380, and it is expected to further reduce to 263 next week.
South Korea's flight to China is full? Ticket tension
Liu Haitao, Director of the Frontier Inspection and Management Department of the State Administration of Migration:
From February 23 to the present, the daily number of South Korean citizens entering China has been 1,300. The number of full flights is due to the shortage of air tickets and the shortage of air tickets. There has been a slight increase in the number of people coming to China from South Korea without major fluctuations. Judging from the composition of recent immigrants from South Korea, the majority of mainland residents in China account for about 70%. A large number of Koreans have not yet been found in our country.
During the epidemic period, the period of stay of foreigners in China will be automatically extended for 2 months.
Liu Haitao, Director of the Frontier Inspection and Management Department of the State Administration of Migration:
During the epidemic prevention and control, if the stay period of foreigners in China has expired, they can be automatically extended for two months. Within the extended period, there is no need to go through the extension procedures, and they can still be legally stopped Residence or normal departure.
Sorting out: Langlang, Shangguanyun, Wu Tao, Peng Jingru, Tong Feng