Beijing residents have rushed to buy train and plane tickets out of the city after the local government announced on Jul 4 that residents from low-risk Beijing districts are permitted to travel without proof of a negative test. But strict controls remain on people from medium and high-risk areas.
The change in regulations announced makes it easier for people from low-risk areas to leave the city. However, local governments in other provinces get to decide whether or not people arriving from Beijing have to be tested or quarantined, and the rules vary across the country, but for the most part, local rules are based on the risk level of the area that travelers live.
As of Jul 8, Beijing has just one high-risk area, Huaxiang area in Fengtai district. There are 18 medium risk areas, as follows:
Beijing Medium-Risk Areas (By Affected District)
- Fengtai: Fengtai Street, Nanyuan area, Lugouqiao area, Nanyuan Street, Lugouqiao Street, Majiabao Street, Xincun Street
- Daxing: Weishangzhuang Town, Gaomidian Street, Guangyinsi Street, Qingyundian Town, Beizangcun Town, Xingfeng Street, Huangcun Town, Xihongmen Town
- Haidian: Tiancunlu Street, Sijiqing Town
- Changping: Huilongguang Street
In the light of eased restrictions, Shanghai is back on the to-do list for many Beijing travelers
Quarantine and Test Regulations by Province
The list below was obtained from the travel management committee which gathers information from the official government website and media reports of each province in China. For those who are planning to travel from low-risk areas, it is suggested that they call their destination hotel/place of stay to check whether they need proof of negative testing.
Shanghai
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
Guangdong
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
Zhejiang
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
Jiangsu
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need to provide a green health code
Tianjin
- People who have been to affected areas need to undergo centralized quarantine
- People who have been in contact with exposed personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- People who have been to affected areas need proof of negative test
Horses graze in the shadow of snow-capped mountains in Xinjiang Provence
Hubei
- Travelers need to provide a green health code
Hunan
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
- Low-risk areas personnel need to provide a green health code
Sichuan
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- High-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
- Low-risk areas personnel need to provide a green health code
Chongqing
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
- Low-risk areas personnel need to provide a green health code
Henan
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
- Low-risk areas personnel need to provide a green health code
Hebei
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
- Low-risk areas personnel need to provide a green health code
Fujian
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
Jiangxi
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need to provide a green health code
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need proof of negative test
Anhui
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
- Low-risk areas personnel need to provide a green health code
Shandong
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need proof of negative test
Shanxi
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
Liaoning
- Key areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Key areas personnel need to proof of negative test
Heilongjiang
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
Jilin
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- High-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
Inner Mongolia
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
- Low-risk areas personnel need to provide a green health code
Xiaxi
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
A man uses traditional cormorant fishing techniques on the Li River, Guangxi Province
Guangxi
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need proof of negative test
Hainan
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need proof of negative test
Yunnan
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Low-risk areas personnel need to provide a green health code
Guizhou
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need proof of negative test
- Low-risk areas personnel need to provide a green health code
Gansu
- High-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Medium-risk areas personnel need to undergo home quarantine
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need proof of negative test
Ningxia
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need proof of negative test
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need to provide a green health code
Qinghai
- Partial personnel need to provide a green health code
Xinjiang
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need to undergo centralized quarantine
- Travelers with Beijing travel history and Beijing residents need proof of negative test
Xizang
- Medium and high-risk areas personnel need to undergo centralized quarantine
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