China's Qingdao, Weihai enhance quarantine measures for visitors

Qingdao and Weihai, cities in east China's Shandong Province, have enhanced quarantine measures on visitors to better control the novel coronavirus epidemic.

People arriving in Qingdao with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 should be isolated in designated hospitals, according to a statement from the local government. People who are on short trips in the city have been asked to stay at designated hotels, while others are required to stay at their residences for 14 days. 

All incoming personnel must have their hotels or residences in Qingdao registered beforehand and be picked up by vehicles dispatched by district and county-level authorities to their accommodation upon arrival.

The local government said it will enhance risk assessment and port quarantine measures to better curb the spread of the epidemic and explain the situation to foreign visitors.

According to a statement released by Weihai government, starting Tuesday, people from countries including Japan and South Korea, are required to stay at designated hotels for 14 days after they arrive in the city.