China: Authorities in Beijing further ease COVID-19 restrictions from June 6 /update 11

Event

Officials in Beijing have further eased COVID-19 restrictions in low-risk areas except for Fengtai District and parts of Changping District as of June 6. Dine-in services may resume at food establishments. Residents previously required to telecommute may return to the office. Public transport, including bus, subway, and taxi services, may operate. Individuals must present a negative nucleic acid test result taken within 72 hours to enter public venues and transport. Shopping malls outside of locked down and controlled areas may operate. Public parks, cultural venues, and fitness centers can open at 75 percent capacity. Delivery couriers may enter residential communities but must place items at the door to minimize physical contact. Officials will also resume interprovincial group tourism in Beijing for fully vaccinated individuals.

Tighter curbs remain in medium- and high-risk areas. Authorities have designated the Beijing Institute of Technology's Fangshan Branch as high-risk and seven other locations in Chaoyang, Fangshan, Fengtai, and Tongzhou districts as medium-risk. Essential businesses, like groceries and pharmacies, may open with operating and capacity limits. Gatherings are banned. Officials will likely increase security and restrict transport to and from affected areas. Authorities typically maintain measures until two weeks after the latest date of newly confirmed community cases and conduct several rounds of COVID-19 testing before easing restrictions.

Officials continue to impose targeted stay-home measures and designate locations as lockdown, control, or prevention, depending on COVID-19 activity. Residents in lockdown areas must remain in their homes, while individuals in control areas may leave their homes at staggered hours and move around within their compound or community under strict precautionary measures. Officials typically extend measures until seven days after the latest date of newly confirmed community cases. Authorities will usually distribute food and essential items to households under strict stay-home protocols. As of June 6, the affected areas include parts of Chaoyang, Changping, Fengtai, Haidian, and Shijingsan districts.

Entry Requirements
People entering or exiting Beijing must take a COVID-19 test within 48 hours before departure and have a "green" health code. Travelers must also take nucleic acid tests within 24 and 72 hours of arrival in Beijing and cannot go to restaurants, gatherings, and crowded locations for seven days. Individuals from medium- and high-risk areas and sites under COVID-19 isolation measures cannot leave Beijing. Overseas arrivals must quarantine for 10 days. Individuals must present a negative COVID-19 test taken within seven days to enter airport terminals. Increased health screenings are likely at Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), and other transport hubs. Officials will likely continue to suspend flights and ticket sales for travel from cities regarded as high- or medium-risk areas.

Advice

Follow all official instructions. Remain polite and nonconfrontational if questioned by security personnel. Confirm travel reservations to, from, and in Beijing.

Resources

Beijing Area Designation (Mandarin Chinese)
People's Government of Beijing Municipality