City of Beijing may ease quarantine rules as early as Thursday - sources


A woman wearing a face mask, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, stands in the middle of the street while waiting to cross in Beijing, China April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

BEIJING (Reuters) - The city of Beijing plans to ease quarantine rules for some domestic travellers from low-risk areas in China as soon as Thursday, according to two sources familiar with the situation, as the Chinese capital prepares for a major political gathering.

People arriving from elsewhere in China will no longer be required to be quarantined for two weeks unless they come from high-risk areas such as Heilongjiang in the north and some parts of Guangdong in the southeast, the sources said, requesting anonymity as the information has not been disclosed publicly.

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