March 17, 2020
Xiamen COVID-19 Command Headquarters Office
In response to the global spread of the COVID-19, Xiamen plans to implement the following measures relating to all inbound travelers:
1. Starting from 00:00 March 18th, 2020, all people with a travel history abroad as well as Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao regions of China within the past 14 days will be placed under quarantine at designated places for 14 days.
2. Inbound travelers who are not suitable for collective quarantine including those aged over 70 years old, minors, pregnant and puerperal women and those with underlying medical conditions, can submit application and obtain approval in advance to observe a 14-day home quarantine upon arrival.
3. Accommodation and food expenses incurred during quarantine at designated hotels shall be covered by travelers themselves.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Foreign Affairs Office of Xiamen Municipal People's Government
(multilingual service):
English: 0592-2856083
Japanese: 0592-2856053
Korean: 0592-2856076
French: 0592-2856075
Russian: 0592-2856037
German: 0592-2856081
Spanish: 0592-2856073
Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Xiamen Municipal People's Government: 0592-2856033
Xiamen Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese: 0592-2856551
Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Xiamen Municipal People's Government:968820
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