Chongqing launches strict anti-pandemic measures during travel rush

During this year's Spring Festival travel rush, which will last from Jan 28 to March 8, Chongqing North Railway Station in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality is expected to receive 200,000 passengers.

To prevent and control the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the station has created special passageways, registration areas and quarantine zones for passengers from medium- and high-risk areas.

Since the start of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the station has set up infrared temperature detectors at every entrance and exit. Staff members are on duty 24 hours per day and will quarantine any passenger with an abnormal body temperature and notify the designated hospitals.

In addition to a green health QR code, identification card and train ticket, passengers from medium- and high-risk areas should also present negative nucleic acid test results to exit the station.

Passengers who've been to foreign countries should show certifications to prove they quarantined for 14 days and then be transferred to their place of residence for another seven days of isolation.

Those who have quarantined for 28 days can leave the station after signing commitment letters. Authorities will send suspected cases to designated hospitals through special passageways.

The station will arrange staff members and volunteers to offer help to passengers during the travel rush, and an air-railway combined transport lounge is under construction.

Once put into operation after Spring Festival, the lounge will allow passengers to check-in their airplane baggage at Chongqing North Railway Station.