Exhibition Center Helps Ensure Safe Travel

Passengers take a break in a rest area at the center. [Photo by Zou Hong/For China Daily]

The New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing's Shunyi district is playing an important role in controlling the spread of imported novel coronavirus cases.

It has become a hub and travel gateway for inbound travelers who arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport and pass health checks for the virus.

Once clear, they are taken to one of 16 transfer zones at the center set up for travelers heading to other destinations in China.

After registering, they are taken by staff members from the provinces to which they are headed to their departure stations. The center is located 8 kilometers from the airport. China Daily photographer Zou Hong reports.

Epidemic prevention and control workers from Beijing's Haidian district process inbound travelers at the New China International Exhibition Center on March 18, 2020.[Photo by Zou Hong/For China Daily]

Inbound passengers, left, wait their turn to register at the center. [Photo by Zou Hong/For China Daily]

A passenger registers at the transfer zone for Jiangsu province. [Photo by Zou Hong/For China Daily]

Workers keep a distance from passengers while registering their information. [Photo by Zou Hong/For China Daily]

Travelers arrive at the center. [Photo by Zou Hong/For China Daily]

Foreign passengers in a transfer zone at the center.[Photo by Zou Hong/For China Daily]

Passengers wait to register at the exhibition center. [Photo by Zou Hong/For China Daily]