Do people returning from abroad after July 2020 still need to quarantine?

People returning from abroad after July 2020 need to quarantine. Take Shanghai as an example:

On July 23, 2020, the Shanghai New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group Office announced that from 0:00 on July 27, conditional quarantine will be implemented for people entering Shanghai. "7 days concentrated + 7 days at home" isolation measures.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Health Commission, the General Administration of Customs, and the National Immigration Bureau jointly issued the "Notice on Implementing International Flight Adjustments." The notice clarifies that qualified areas can implement "7 days of centralized + 7 days of home" isolation measures on a voluntary basis for travelers.

In accordance with the spirit of the notification from the five ministries and commissions, and in accordance with regulations, for inbound travelers whose destination is in this city, who have a fixed place of residence in this city, and who meet the conditions for home quarantine and health observation, if they apply for home quarantine in person, On the 8th day, they can be transferred from the centralized isolation point to the residential place in a closed loop for 7 days of home isolation and health observation.

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Chengdu’s “14+7+7” isolation measures

Chengdu implements “external prevention of importation and internal prevention of rebound” for foreign returnees. The "14+7+7" quarantine measures implemented for immigrants. 14 refers to the 14-day medical isolation and observation of immigrants entering the country, and two nucleic acid tests before and after, so as not to miss any clues.

The first 7 means that if the second nucleic acid test for medical isolation and observation of immigrants is negative, they will be transferred to the community for 7 days of home observation. They are not allowed to go out and report the situation every day. The second 7 is that those who are under home observation in the community are fine and can go to work, but they must be observed at work and at home. After the period is over, they can live and work like ordinary people in Chengdu.

Shanghai Municipal People's Government Website-Shanghai will implement "7+7" quarantine measures for eligible immigrants from July 27