COVID-19: Incoming travelers required to undergo 14-day quarantine

IMPACT – HIGH

International travelers arriving in Shenzhen will be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine for medical observation upon arrival.

Shenzhen is the latest Chinese city to require incoming travelers to undergo observation for the COVID-19 virus. Policies in other Chinese cities are as follows:

• All travelers arriving in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangdong are subject to a 14-day concentrated medical observation as well as a nucleic acid test.
• Travelers under 14 and over 70, pregnant or these with medical conditions can request home quarantine after strict assessment.
• Diplomats and those working in fields of important economic and trade, scientific and technological cooperation will be subject to a different set of regulations.

Analysis & Comments: The response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, and Deloitte will provide additional updates as information becomes available. Please check Deloitte’s COVID-19 Digital Map, available here, for information on travel restrictions and immigration changes in other countries.

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