arriving at the destination with a negative nucleic acid result of the swab

Travelers do not need to be quarantined after arriving at the destination with a negative nucleic acid result of the swab

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Travelers who meet the requirements during the Spring Festival travel period do not need to be isolated after arriving at the destination with a negative result of the swab nucleic acid

Today, the National Health Commission issued the “Notice on Doing an Orderly Implementation of Nucleic Acid Testing for Mass Travel during the Spring Festival” to answer key questions.

1. Why is it necessary to issue the “Notice on the Orderly Completion of Nucleic Acid Testing for Mass Travel during the Spring Festival Transport” (hereinafter referred to as the “Notice”)?

At present, the global epidemic of new crown pneumonia is showing a high incidence. my country’s sporadic cases and clusters of epidemics in local areas have increased significantly, and the epidemic prevention and control situation is severe and complex. Especially during the Spring Festival, the increase in the flow of people and frequent gathering activities will increase the risk of the spread of the epidemic. In order to implement the requirements of the Central Office and the State Council’s “Notice on Doing a Good Job in Guaranteeing the People’s Local Chinese New Year Service”, the State Council should issue the “Notice” to guide the local governments to do a good job in a targeted manner Nucleic acid testing of travelers during the Spring Festival.

2. When will the “Notice” be implemented?

In order to do a good job of nucleic acid testing during the Spring Festival travel, the “Notice” will be implemented from the date of issuance. Traveling with a negative certificate of the new coronavirus nucleic acid test will be implemented from January 28, 2021 after the Spring Festival travel season begins, and ends after the end of the Spring Festival travel season on March 8, 2021.

3. Do travelers need to be quarantined after arriving at their destination during the Spring Festival travel season?

Travelers who meet the travel conditions specified in this document do not need to be quarantined after arriving at the destination with a negative result of a valid new coronavirus nucleic acid test. After arriving at the destination, perform personal health monitoring to minimize gatherings and comply with local epidemic prevention and control policies. If symptoms such as fever, dry cough, sore throat, decreased sense of smell (taste), diarrhea, etc. occur, go to the hospital in time.

4. How to obtain a negative nucleic acid test certificate for travelers?

Before departure, travelers can conduct tests at any local medical institution, disease control agency or third-party testing agency that is qualified for nucleic acid testing, and travel with a certificate of negative nucleic acid test or a health pass code “green code” that contains negative information on nucleic acid testing.

5. What is the difference between mixed sampling detection and single tube detection?

Mixed sampling detection refers to mixing samples of multiple people (generally no more than 10 people) into the same detection tube to carry out detection, which improves detection efficiency and reduces detection costs, but it may take longer to wait for centralized sampling. In accordance with the principle of voluntariness, nucleic acid testing of travelers during the Spring Festival can adopt mixed sampling technology for testing. The laboratory testing time for mixed sampling and single-tube testing is the same and does not affect the time for issuance of the test report.

6. How to guarantee the needs of nucleic acid testing during the Spring Festival?

In response to the increase in the demand for nucleic acid testing during the Spring Festival travel season, guide all regions to improve nucleic acid testing capabilities, actively explore to reduce the cost of nucleic acid testing, improve the timeliness of nucleic acid testing, and increase the convenience of nucleic acid testing. Up to now, the national new coronavirus nucleic acid testing capacity has exceeded 15 million copies per day. If mixed sample testing is carried out, the national total testing capacity can be further improved to ensure the nucleic acid testing needs during the Spring Festival.

7. Do people who vaccinate the new crown vaccine also need to follow the requirements for nucleic acid testing during the Spring Festival travel period?

Considering the protective effect of the vaccine, the ability to prevent infection, and the ability to block the spread of the disease, people who have received the new crown vaccine still need to follow the requirements for nucleic acid testing during the Spring Festival.

Source: National Health Commission