Guangzhou to build giant Covid-19 quarantine facility with 5,000 spaces for international travellers

[Martin B]

Wonder if this means there will be limited international travel available soon. The quarantine is still a dealbreaker unless you are returning to China for a long stay:

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3138852/chinese-city-guangzhou-build-giant-covid-19-quarantine-facility-5000

[Randy W]

from the article - "China has assigned Guangdong as the major portal to receive and quarantine international travellers before they go on to other parts of the country. Zhong said 80 to 90 per cent of international travellers entered the country via the southern province."

Seems like it's just an attempt to offload the hotels - but also a sign that they continue to be intent on keeping China locked off from COVID.

It's not clear what this means for the Olympic preparations.

[Randy W]

#China's 1st international health station is under construction in #Guangzhou. With 5,000 rooms, it covers an area of about 250,000 sqm and provides 2,000 beds for logistic service personnel. The station will be a smart isolation zone with intelligent #medical equipment.

from Shenzhen Pages on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/305447029839943/posts/1367244463660189/

 

[Randy W]

Building the Guangzhou quarantine center.

from Going to China on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/going2china/posts/4180273658767640/

 

 

[Randy W]

see someone's drone fly-through of the Guangzhou International Health Station (a CFL link)

http://candleforlove.com/forums/topic/50020-covid-19-in-china/?do=findComment&comment=648039

 

[Randy W]

 

Coronavirus: China wants permanent quarantine centres built for inbound travellers

• City governments have been told to provide 20 rooms per 10,000 people in dedicated facilities by the end of October
• Guangzhou is already making the shift away from using hotels with a new facility due to open with more than 5,000 rooms

from the SCMP

The first of China’s large-scale quarantine facilities for overseas arrivals – in the southern city of Guangzhou – has more than 5,000 rooms. Photo: Xinhua

Health authorities have ordered cities in China to build or convert facilities into permanent quarantine centres for overseas arrivals, as Beijing pushes ahead with its zero-tolerance policy on Covid-19.
City governments have been told to move away from using hotels for quarantine and instead provide dedicated facilities. There should be 20 quarantine rooms per 10,000 people available by the end of October, according to National Health Commission official Cui Gang.

Edited October 3, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Martin B]

On 10/2/2021 at 11:34 PM, Randy W said:

 

Coronavirus: China wants permanent quarantine centres built for inbound travellers

• City governments have been told to provide 20 rooms per 10,000 people in dedicated facilities by the end of October
• Guangzhou is already making the shift away from using hotels with a new facility due to open with more than 5,000 rooms

from the SCMP

The first of China’s large-scale quarantine facilities for overseas arrivals – in the southern city of Guangzhou – has more than 5,000 rooms. Photo: Xinhua

Health authorities have ordered cities in China to build or convert facilities into permanent quarantine centres for overseas arrivals, as Beijing pushes ahead with its zero-tolerance policy on Covid-19.
City governments have been told to move away from using hotels for quarantine and instead provide dedicated facilities. There should be 20 quarantine rooms per 10,000 people available by the end of October, according to National Health Commission official Cui Gang.

I wonder what, if anything, this will do for the foreigner arrival restrictions. Doesn't seem like they are easing up at all currently.

In another group I belong to, people are reporting quarantines as high as 14 + 14, in other words, 14 day at arrival city in hotel + 24 hours to travel to final destination + 14 days quarantine at final destination (now this must be done in a hotel). This makes getting a work/resident permit within 30 days nearly impossible so people are getting 'unofficial' exemptions. And there have been several reports of highly-unpleasant stays at low-end hotels. 

Edited October 4, 2021 by Barfus (see edit history)