Can I go abroad now in 2020? How to go abroad now?

The Spring Festival in 2020 is the most special Spring Festival in decades. People all over the country were stuck at home by the new pneumonia, and no one went out to visit. But there were many friends who traveled abroad before and after the Spring Festival, and now many international flights are grounded. How do these foreign tourists return to China? How do domestic friends who want to travel or study abroad go abroad now?

Passengers are tested for their body temperature.

At present, the whole country is working together with Qi Xin to prevent and control the novel coronavirus epidemic in Qixin. How can overseas China citizens return to China safely? Can Chinese mainland residents enter and leave the country normally? What should China citizens pay attention to when going abroad? In this regard, the reporter interviewed relevant departments.

How can China citizens stranded abroad due to the epidemic return to China?

On February 1 day, 2020, WeChat WeChat official account, the "Consular Express Train" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced that since February 1 day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with relevant departments, has dispatched four charter flights to take back 399 Hubei residents stranded abroad from Thailand, Malaysia and Japan.

According to reports, before this, affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic, due to the adjustment of international flights and other reasons, it was difficult for many Hubei nationals to return to China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs resolutely implements the work arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, guides the embassies and consulates in relevant countries and coordinates the competent departments of cultural tourism and civil aviation, organizes sufficient transportation capacity in a short time, and closely cooperates with the governments of relevant countries to quickly and orderly take back our personnel.

"In the past few days, we have received help information from citizens of some countries, most of whom are Hubei compatriots. They reported that some countries stopped flying in Wuhan and were forced to stay in the local area, hoping to return to the motherland and reunite with their families as soon as possible. We have urgently coordinated domestic airlines to send more flights and take back China citizens stranded in Thailand, Malaysia and Japan on the basis of voluntary ticket purchase. " Xie Yancun, deputy director of the Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said.

Xie Yancun told reporters that in order to ensure everyone's health and safety, relevant flights were equipped with medical staff, and relevant epidemic prevention measures were taken before boarding and during the whole flight.

This move warms people's hearts and makes people feel at ease. Hua Chunying1October 3 1 Sunday, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that in view of the practical difficulties encountered by China citizens in Hubei, especially in Wuhan, the China Municipal Government recently decided to send civil aviation charter flights to take them directly back to Wuhan as soon as possible.

Zhu Tao 654381October 30, Director of Flight Standards Department of CAAC, said that the current market demand has declined due to the epidemic situation. Some foreign airlines reduce or cancel flights, which is a market behavior. For some passengers stranded abroad due to the epidemic, CAAC keeps close contact with National Health Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and other ministries and airlines' overseas institutions, and organizes and coordinates flights or charter flights to transport passengers in need back to China.

The reporter learned from the National Immigration Bureau that in order to cooperate with the task of chartered flights to take back Hubei compatriots stranded overseas, the National Immigration Bureau actively docked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to do a good job in supporting the handling of relevant documents and rapid customs clearance.

Passengers stranded in Phuket, Thailand line up for boarding. Image from consular through train

Will the entry and exit of mainland residents in China be affected?

According to the needs of epidemic prevention and control work and the implementation of entry control measures in some countries and regions in response to the novel coronavirus epidemic, in order to protect the health and life safety of Chinese and foreign personnel and maintain the normal entry and exit order, the National Immigration Bureau suggested that mainland residents who have recently planned to leave the country should reasonably determine their travel time and deploy national land, sea and air border inspection agencies to give tips and guidance to avoid unnecessary losses that citizens may cause.

The Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also reminds China citizens to pay attention to foreign entry control measures to prevent and control the epidemic, arrange their trips reasonably according to their own health conditions, and learn and abide by the relevant entry regulations of the destination countries in detail.

It is understood that for those who hold endorsements to and from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and fail to enter Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan within the validity period due to the epidemic, the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ will re-apply for the same kind of endorsements with the same validity period free of charge according to the wishes of the holder after the epidemic is lifted.

In addition, the State Administration of Immigration has deployed entry-exit frontier inspection organs at various ports to open green channels for vehicles carrying epidemic prevention and control materials and go through customs clearance procedures quickly and efficiently.

What should China citizens pay attention to when going abroad?

In order to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, some national health and quarantine departments will temporarily implement health check-up measures including temperature measurement for passengers from China. If abnormal body temperature is found, measures such as isolation observation and hospitalization can be taken.

The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminds overseas China tourists that if they need assistance, they can contact the local embassy or consulate of China in time or call the global consular protection and service emergency hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China's embassies and consulates abroad issued epidemic prevention tips, calling on China citizens traveling abroad to wear masks, wash their hands and mouthwash frequently and strengthen self-protection. If you have fever, cough and other symptoms, and come from a province with a confirmed case of pneumonia in novel coronavirus, or have had contact with relevant personnel, you should go to a nearby medical institution quickly.

"The hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12308 and the telephone number of foreign embassies and consulates are open 24 hours a day." Xie Yancun said that the Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to follow the situation and do a good job in assisting China citizens to return to China smoothly.

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Matters needing attention

Now is an extraordinary period for the spread of the epidemic. We suggest going out less, appropriately canceling the idea of traveling abroad or studying abroad, and staying at home until the epidemic situation has eased. For China tourists stranded overseas, we should actively ask the local embassy for help.