Rural returnees need negative test results
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Published time: 2021-01-22
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14-day home isolation also required for those heading back for Spring Festival
14-day home isolation also required for those heading back for Spring Festival

China's top health authority said on this Wednesday that people intending to travel home to rural areas during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday must provide negative novel coronavirus test results taken within seven days of embarkation as part of measures to cope with rising risks of the virus' spread in winter.
People returning to the countryside should also isolate themselves at home for 14 days and take nucleic acid tests every seven days.
The tightened policy is being rolled out as a rising number of domestic cluster infections have been reported in recent weeks. Authorities have encouraged people to avoid unnecessary trips during the holiday or to stagger travel to off-peak times as the annual festival for family gatherings will bring increased population movement.
Along with discouraging travel and intensifying testing, Chinese authorities are also carrying out a vaccination campaign targeting key groups aged 18 to 59, including public service workers, port officials and healthcare workers. The vaccine being used was developed by Sinopharm's China National Biotec Group, a State-owned company.