Chinese cities quarantine returnees from Japan and South Korea

14-day isolation period hampers push to restart Chinese factories

Staff members do temperature checks at a subway station for Beijing Daxing International Airport. China is now trying to keep foreigners from bringing the novel coronavirus back into the country. © Reuters

SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writer

February 28, 2020 02:06 JST

BEIJING -- Local governments across China are telling those coming from foreign hot spots for the new coronavirus, such as Japan and South Korea, to quarantine themselves for two weeks, a step seen heavily impacting business activity.