The Jinan Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a notice to contain the spread of COVID-19 as more confirmed case numbers have been reported across the country.

I. Anyone who watched the show Charm Xiangxi or Meilixiangxi in Zhangjiajie scenic area, Hunan province on July 22 should report to their residential community or village committee and undergo a 14-day quarantine period.

II. Those coming from medium and high-risk areas are required to be transferred to central quarantine areas for medical observation and receive nucleic acid testing four times (on the first day, fourth day, seventh day, and 13th day respectively of the 14-day quarantine period).

III. People from prefecture-level cities where COVID-19 cases have been reported or are neighboring areas with a risk of spread are required to have a negative nucleic acid test taken within 48 hours before coming to Jinan. They need to report to local residential community or village committees after arriving at the destination.

Those who are unable to provide a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours shall accept a nucleic acid test at the airport or railway station with the help of administrative personnel.

IV. During the summer vacation period, citizens should pay close attention to the updating of information relating to medium-and high-risk areas in China before travelling and do not visit these areas and their cities.

V. Citizens should strictly implement personal protective measures, such as wearing masks (especially on public transportation and in crowded places), washing hands frequently, having adequate ventilation, and maintaining a safe social distance of more than 1 meter from others.

VI. Places where there are large groups of people, such as shopping malls, hotels, supermarkets, and railway stations, will continue to implement COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures like requiring people wear masks, taking people's temperature measurements, and checking their health codes.

VII. If a person has symptoms like fever, cough, diarrhea or fatigue, he or she should wear disposable surgical masks, go to the nearest fever clinic in a timely manner, and avoid taking public transportation.

VIII. People who have not yet been vaccinated should receive the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.