China News Service, May 19. According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in Bahrain, according to the mutation characteristics of the epidemic virus and the situation of overseas imports, in order to carry out scientific and accurate prevention and control of the new crown epidemic, from May 18, 2022, the Chinese Embassy in Bahrain will The embassy has adjusted the health code acceptance requirements as follows:
I. "Double Nucleic Acid" Testing Arrangements
Passengers going to China must undergo a "dual nucleic acid" test within 24 hours before boarding (please take two nasopharyngeal swabs at the same time, and use two different detection reagents to test separately), and at the same time, 12 hours before boarding Antigen testing was performed within the
Serum IgM antibody testing is no longer required for all populations.
Al-Salam Specialist Hospital is the only testing institution designated by the embassy. The nucleic acid test results in about 12 hours, and the antigen test results in 15 minutes.
Persons going to China should arrange the testing time reasonably according to the flight situation, or contact the hospital in advance, explain the flight time, and listen to the hospital's advice.
After negotiating with the hospital, Chinese citizens who have undergone "double nucleic acid" and antigen testing can enjoy the package price of 27BD for 3 tests (original price 37BD) after informing the hospital receptionist that they are "Chinese package traveller" and registering.
2. For project personnel of Chinese-funded enterprises returning to China, the closed-loop management time before boarding has been shortened from 21 days to 10 days. The enterprise must submit the information of the personnel to be returned to the embassy by email at consulate_bhr@mfa.gov.cn at least 5 days before the flight departure. Consular Department.
3. Those who have been diagnosed and recovered are required to conduct a preliminary examination of the recovery certificate. The parties must go to the hospital designated by the embassy (Alsalam Specialist Hospital or Royal Bahrain Hospital) to complete two negative nucleic acid test certificates (sampling time should be at least 24 hours apart). The above-mentioned diagnosis and testing dates should be late On the date of diagnosis or positive test result, a pre-review application must be submitted to the embassy's dedicated review email address consulate_bhr@mfa.gov.cn within 3 days after the completion of the test. Those who exceed the time limit must undergo a new nucleic acid test.
The embassy will review the relevant materials and notify the review results. The parties concerned will undergo 14-day isolation and self-monitoring from the date of approval. If there is no abnormality, they can submit the health code application materials according to the normal procedures.
Eliminate the requirement for lung imaging tests for people with a history of previous infection.
4. The 14-day quarantine is no longer required for landing crew members, and their health code application requirements are the same as those for ordinary people coming to China.
5. Only if the nucleic acid and antigen test results are negative can you apply for a health code. The application materials are as follows:
(1) Negative report of "double nucleic acid" test within 24 hours and antigen test within 12 hours.
(2) Passport information page.
(3) Air ticket itinerary.
(4) Those who live in Pakistan for a long time need to provide the residence certificate such as the Pakistani ID card and long-term visa or all visa extension records in Pakistan.
(5) Personnel of Chinese-funded enterprises must provide a 10-day quarantine commitment letter signed and sealed by the principal person in charge of the unit.
(6) Those who temporarily come to Bahrain from China must provide the Chinese exit stamp, Bahrain entry stamp, and all visa extension records in Bahrain on their passports.
6. Matters needing attention
(1) Bahrain does not have direct flights to China. In order to avoid the risk of cross-infection through multi-country transfers, the embassy will not accept applications for health codes for those transiting through Bahrain. Health codes will never be issued.
Passengers departing from Bahrain can only transfer once.
(2) Those going to China are requested to keep abreast of the health code application requirements of the embassy of the transit country and the relevant regulations of the airline going to China, so as to properly arrange pre-departure matters.
(3) Enterprises and individuals shall be responsible for the submitted materials. Once inappropriate behaviors such as forgery and falsification are found, the embassy in Pakistan will notify relevant domestic departments to punish them in accordance with laws and regulations, and suspend the examination and issuance of health codes to relevant enterprises and individuals.
(4) Please do a good job of self-health monitoring before boarding, and take personal protection during the journey to avoid staying or importing after entering the country due to a positive test before boarding.
(5) The embassy will dynamically adjust the requirements for applying for the health code to China according to the changes in the epidemic situation and the imported cases of confirmed cases. Those who travel to China from Bahrain should pay attention to the notification on the embassy website and public account in a timely manner, and provide the health code application materials according to the latest requirements.