To further control the risk of imported infections, Guangzhou has designated 16 hospitals across 11 districts for expats to take nucleic acid tests, with their valid ID documents, Xia Haihui, an official with the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission, said on a press conference this morning.

According to Xia, expats are required to take a test in one of the 16 hospitals on the seventh and 14th day after being released from quarantine and medical observation.Those who might have had contact with confirmed or suspected cases are also encouraged to go for a test, especially those who have international travel history or develop fever or respiratory symptoms. "It's a responsible move for your own health and for others'," Xia said, adding that those who want assurance also can take a test.Besides the test sites in the following 16 hospitals, expats can also go to fever clinics to get tested under the guidance of medics, after reporting their epidemiological history.

Foreign language speaking medics and translation machines are put in place to better serve foreigners. And the Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center (Zhujiang New Town) has been specially arranged to provide test for foreign children, the official said.

List of hospitals designated to provide tests for expats

By far, the city has recorded 39 confirmed cases and 102 asymptomatic cases of foreign nationality. Among them, fifteen confirmed infections are being treated in hospitals, while 72 without symptoms are still under medical observation.

After Guangzhou released its No.7 notification on COVID-19 prevention and control on March 22, the city had tracked down all inbound travelers from abroad who arrived after March 8 and weren't quarantined at that time, and offered them tests.