
Kathmandu : Beijing plans to conditionally ease epidemic prevention and control restrictions over its 682 nursing homes from Monday.
As the risk of coronavirus infection increased in China, about 48,000 senior citizens were sent home during the Spring Festival holiday, but the nursing home was to be reopened after no one was infected after January 27.
Starting from May 18, family visitors, returning and newly admitted senior citizens, returning and new employees, and medical and maintenance personnel are among those who will be allowed to enter the nursing homes after going through relevant procedures and ensuring adequate protection, according to Li Hongbing, deputy head of the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, at a press conference held on Sunday.
Li returning residents and applicants will have to take at least two nucleic acid tests before and after 14 days of isolation and medical observation.