COVID-19 rules for Spring Festival Travel in various locations (As of Feb 3, 2021)
To cope with the challenging situation of epidemic prevention and control, 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions released rules for trans-provincial travel. People from different risk-level areas have to abide by the following requirements or possess the following materials when traveling to the indicated cities:
*Note: The following information is only for reference. For more details, please refer to the latest official releases.
*High-risk work mainly includes loading and unloading, handling and transport of imported goods (including cold chain food), port quarantine, border inspection and isolated cases transit.
To Beijing
From low-risk areas: a negative nucleic acid test report conducted within 7 days before arrival in Beijing, a 14-day home health monitoring during which two nucleic acid tests are required on the 7th and 14th days, which are required from Jan 28 to March 15. Those who stay in Beijing for less than 14 days shall take health monitoring and tests based on the actual time in Beijing. Returnees from low-risk areas in Hebei province and commuters from areas around Beijing shall abide by latest entry policies.
From medium or high-risk areas or areas under closed management: people for whom it is absolutely necessary to enter Beijing must obtain approval of local provincial epidemic prevention and control department and hold a negative nucleic acid test report conducted within 72 hours. Returnees from low-risk areas shall have isolated observation and nucleic acid tests in accordance with Beijing's epidemic prevention requirements if their place of residence is adjusted to a medium or high-risk area after entry to Beijing.
To Tianjin
From low-risk areas: (1)returnees from low-risk areas to rural areas, or those who are engaged in high-risk work: a negative nucleic acid test report conducted within 7 days. (2)other people from low-risk areas: a green health code, normal body temperature and properly maintain self-health management.
From medium-risk areas: people for whom it is absolutely necessary to enter Tianjin must obtain approval of local provincial epidemic prevention and control department and hold a negative nucleic acid test report conducted within 72 hours.
From low-risk areas in the administrative divisions where a medium or high-risk area is located: a negative nucleic acid test report conducted within 7 days.
All returnees should have a 14-day home health monitoring during which two nucleic acid tests are required on the 7th and 14th days.