China's Harbin orders 28-day quarantine after rise in imported cases of coronavirus
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Police officers in protective suits are seen at an airport in Harbin in China (Reuters Photo)
China's northeastern city of Harbin will implement a 28-day quarantine measure for all arrivals from abroad, its government said in a statement posted online on Sunday.
People entering the capital of Heilongjiang province bordering Russia will be held at a quarantine centre for 14 days at first, followed by another 14 days at home, it added.
They will also be subjected to two nucleic acid tests and an antibody test.
The government will also lockdown for 14 days residential units in which confirmed and asymptomatic coronavirus cases are found, it added.