According to the overseas COVID-19 situation and the needs of prevention and control work, Tianjin will fully implement centralized quarantine measures for arrivals from overseas in an attempt to prevent the spread of the virus from abroad, control the source of infection to the greatest extent and cut off the route of transmission.

Starting from 0:00, March 18, except for those with fever and other suspicious symptoms who shall be dealt with according to the prescribed procedures, all arrivals from overseas, by any means of transportation, shall be put under 14-day medical observation in centralized quarantine sites. The districts they reside in shall send vehicles to transfer them to the corresponding sites. The sites shall be equipped with professional health workers who conduct regular health monitoring for them, provide them with basic daily services and solve the problems once found. Only those with special circumstances that pass rigorous assessment can be granted self-quarantine at home. For the short arrivals on business who show negative in the nucleic acid test, strict measures shall be taken such as regularly monitoring their health and defining the areas of their business activities. Expenses incurred during the quarantine shall be paid by the quarantined themselves. Those who do not cooperate with centralized quarantine measures, provide false information or conceal their illness, which cause the spread of the epidemic, shall be investigated for responsibility according to regulations and laws, and incorporated into the credit system.