Beijing and Wuhan Returnees Limited to 1,000 per Day

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] Beijing city has decided to limit the number of people leaving Wuhan and coming to Beijing to 1,000 per day following the lifting of the Wuhan lockdown.

According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 9th, Beijing city established the principle of safely and orderly limiting the number of people to allow staggered returns, restricting the daily number of Wuhan residents returning to Beijing to 1,000. Additionally, the transportation options available for returnees are limited to trains and private cars, with train seat occupancy not exceeding 50%.

Those wishing to return must undergo a COVID-19 diagnostic test within 7 days before departure to Beijing and must test negative to be allowed to travel. They must also apply for prior return approval through the Beijing city health management application.

Upon arrival in Beijing, a negative nucleic acid test certificate is required to enter residential areas. On the first day of the lockdown lifting, 866 people boarded trains from Wuhan to Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the need to thoroughly maintain epidemic prevention efforts within the region even after the lifting of the Wuhan lockdown. In a letter sent the previous day to a community center in Wuhan, President Xi stated, "I am very pleased that life in Wuhan is gradually returning to normal," and "epidemic prevention duties must not be relaxed."

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