Health Times reporter Wang Zhenya
At 5:20 p.m. on July 19, 505 tourists stranded on Weizhou Island went ashore on the 16th special trip to the north. “A boat was arranged this morning, and some of the stranded tourists have been sent to the Beihai high-speed railway station.” On July 20, Xiaolu (pseudonym), who was traveling on Weizhou Island, told the Health Times reporter that tourists are currently leaving Beihai one after another.
Tourists stranded on Weizhou Island. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
On July 12, the first asymptomatic infection occurred in Haicheng District, Beihai, Guangxi, and the epidemic in Beihai began to spread. On July 14, there were 161 new cases of local asymptomatic infections in a single day. On the same day, the Weizhou Island Scenic Spot was temporarily closed. According to the fifth press conference on epidemic prevention and control held in Beihai on July 17, more than 2,000 tourists have been stranded in Beihai.
“At present, there are new crown cases in Beihai, but not yet on Weizhou Island. In fact, the island is relatively safe.” The staff related to the epidemic prevention and control of Weizhou Island in Beihai City told the Health Times reporter, “I want to leave Weizhou. We will arrange to leave the island according to the closed-loop management. For some tourists who want to stay on the island, we will not force them to leave.”
According to Xiaolu, they want to stay on the island. Tourists on the island can stay on the island as long as they sign a voluntary island stay agreement. For tourists who want to leave the island, the local arranges two forms of high-speed rail and self-driving to leave the local area. If it is a self-driving method, the epidemic prevention and control staff will take the tourists to the expressway intersection and let the tourists leave by themselves.
As of 24:00 on July 19, there were 222 local confirmed cases and 766 local asymptomatic infections in Beihai City. Do tourists returning from Weizhou Island need to be quarantined? Xiaodao, who lives in the urban area of Beihai, told reporters that at present, as long as it is a green code, it only needs two inspections in three days.
The epidemic prevention and control staff of Weizhou Island in Beihai City told reporters that whether passengers from Weizhou Island need to be quarantined after returning, they need to consult the return policy. For tourists staying on the island, supplies and water sources are currently sufficient.
The staff of Beihai Weizhou Island Nanwan Seaview Hotel told the Health Times reporter that some tourists are still in the hotel, but most of them have left. The policy is free to unsubscribe at any time.