Photo shows a waiting area at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has converted the New China International Exhibition Center into a transit center for inbound passengers from countries with high risks of COVID-19, according to a press conference Thursday.
The center, divided into different zones according to the destinations of passengers, is used for people showing no fever, cough and other symptoms in the health quarantine at the airport, according to Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control.
A staff member in protective suit guides passengers, whose destination is north China's Hebei Province, to the transfer vehicle at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Inbound passengers need to undergo temperature screening and fill in a health declaration before leaving the airport customs, and a second temperature detection is required before they enter the transit center, Pang said.
The staff of each zone will check the health conditions of the inbound passengers and send those showing abnormal symptoms such as fever to designated hospitals, she added.
Staff members inquire about information of a passenger at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Photo shows vehicles used to transfer passengers at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
According to Pang, temperature screening and checks on health conditions are required again before those passengers board the transfer vehicles to their destinations.
With convenient transportation, the exhibition center stands 8 km away from the capital airport.
The capital Wednesday reported five new suspected cases of novel coronavirus disease, four of which were from abroad.
An inbound passenger, whose destination is south China's Guangdong Province, registers his information at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Two Russian passengers are seen at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
A passenger registers her information at a reception point at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Staff members wait to transfer passengers, whose destination is north China's Hebei Province, at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Foreign language service is provided for passengers at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Photo shows a view at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Photo shows a view of the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Photo shows a view at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Staff members inquire about information of passengers, whose destination is Beijing, at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Passengers rest at a waiting area at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Staff members inquire about information of passengers at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
A passenger from South Korea rests at a waiting area at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)■
