What does it mean to import the epidemic abroad?

Epidemic imported cases refer to cases infected in other areas, including cases of floating population abroad and local residents who come back after being infected abroad. The risk of overseas import continues to increase, and Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen have successively issued notices to further upgrade port prevention and control measures.

Overseas personnel include foreigners (including stateless persons), overseas Chinese and citizens of Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan Province provinces in China.

1. A foreigner refers to a person who does not have China nationality according to the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China.

2. Overseas Chinese refer to overseas Chinese. Living abroad means that you have obtained long-term or permanent residency abroad and have actually settled abroad.

3. Hong Kong residents refer to China citizens who have settled in Hong Kong and hold Hong Kong identity documents.

4. Macao residents refer to China citizens who have settled in Macao and hold Macao identity documents.

5. Taiwan Province residents refer to China citizens living in Taiwan Province province.

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Measures to prevent the epidemic from being imported into overseas personnel;

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Administration of Immigration of People's Republic of China (PRC) issued an announcement on temporarily stopping the entry of foreigners with valid Chinese visas and residence permits. In view of the rapid spread of the COVID-19 epidemic around the world, China has decided that from 00: 00 on March 28th, 2020:

1. Temporarily stop foreigners from entering China with current valid visas and residence permits, and temporarily stop foreigners from entering China with APEC business travel cards.

2. Suspension of port visas, 24/72/ 144-hour transit visa exemption, Hainan entry visa exemption, Shanghai cruise visa exemption, Hong Kong and Macao foreigners 144-hour entry visa exemption, ASEAN tour group entry visa exemption in Guangxi and other policies.

3. Entry with diplomatic, official, courtesy and C visa will not be affected. Foreigners who come to China for necessary economic, trade, scientific and technological activities and urgent humanitarian needs may apply for visas from China embassies and consulates abroad.

All entry personnel must go through strict quarantine procedures and effectively implement quarantine measures. Persons who have lived in epidemic-prone countries within 0/4 days before the entry date should be kept under observation for 24 hours. Those who have symptoms such as fever, dry cough and fatigue or are positive for nucleic acid testing should be immediately sent to designated hospitals for isolation treatment, and their close contacts should be isolated for 0/4 days.

5. During centralized isolation, it is necessary to strictly implement single room isolation, and conduct a temperature test in the morning and evening. Home isolation personnel should minimize close contact with * * * residents and do a good job of self-protection.

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