Shanghai Tightens Airport Checks to Block COVID-19 Rebound

Source: HangzhouTube, Ecns.cn

Airport security staff wearing protective suits check passengers arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on March 29, 2020

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said on last Thursday it had directed Chinese airlines to maintain only one route to any country and limit the number of flights to one per week, effective March 29. The authority also ordered foreign airlines to reduce their international routes to China to one per week and only operate one route into the country.

A staff member brings cookies and water for travelers on a bus at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on March 29, 2020

Passengers from abroad are seen at terminal 1 of Shanghai Pudong International Airport on March 29, 2020

A staff member guide passengers from abroad at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on March 29, 2020

A staff member of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport checks personal information of passengers from abroad on a bus, Mar. 29, 2020

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