With the 94 quarantined passengers who arrived Tuesday in Nanjing from Korea released this morning, all those coming from both Korea and Japan are now requested to do same at home, while prices for flights from Korea to China have soared.
随着周二从韩国抵达南京的94名被隔离旅客今天早上被释放,所有来自韩国和日本的旅客现在都被要求在家隔离,而从韩国飞往中国的航班价格也随之飙升。
The arrival of Asiana Airlines flight OZ349 in Nanjing early on Tuesday afternoon was to be more than routine. Three travellers on board showed signs of fever, prompting the immediate quarantine of 94 passengers.
韩亚航空 OZ349 航班于周二下午早些时候抵达南京,这绝非例行公事。机上三名乘客出现发烧迹象,导致 94 名乘客立即接受隔离。
None of the three in question, who were Chinese tourists, had any recent link with Wuhan City or Hubei Province.
涉事三人均为中国游客,近期与武汉市或湖北省没有任何联系。
Swab tests for Covid-19 on all three came back negative, resulting in the 94 detainees being released from observation this morning, 27 February. The detainees nevertheless should complete the 14-day quarantine period by means of home observation.
三人的 Covid-19 拭子检测均呈阴性,导致 2 月 27 日上午,94 名被拘留者被解除观察。尽管如此,被拘留者仍应通过居家观察的方式完成14天的隔离期。
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This incident, along with the recent sudden increase in Covid-19 cases in Korea has prompted authorities in many parts of China to consider additional measures. In particular are those cities with a large Korean expatriate population.
这一事件,加上最近韩国 Covid-19 病例突然增加,促使中国许多地区当局考虑采取额外措施。特别是那些拥有大量韩国侨民的城市。
In the coastal city of Weihai in northern Shangdong Province, Wang Luming, Secretary of the Shandong Weihai Municipal Party Committee and Leader of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Committee, chaired a special meeting on Tuesday, 25 February.
2月25日星期二,在山东省北部沿海城市威海,山东省威海市委书记、新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情防控委员会组长王路明主持召开专题会议。
The meeting proposed that everyone arriving in Weihai from Japan or Korea, including foreigners and Chinese, be given free accommodation in hotels for the quarantine period. Arrivals from other countries are also being considered in the unprecedented move.
会议提出,对从日本、韩国入境威海的外国人和中国人,在隔离期间免费提供酒店住宿。这一史无前例的举措也正在考虑来自其他国家的入境者。
Here in Nanjing, the city’s Foreign Affairs Office has released “A Letter to Foreigners in Nanjing” to address these issues. “For those who recently come to Nanjing from Japan or Republic of Korea, please practice a 14-day health observation at home to ensure your health”, requests the statement.
针对这些问题,南京市外办发布了《致在南京外国人的一封信》。声明要求,近期从日本、韩国来南京的人员,请居家隔离14天,确保身体健康。
Ticket Prices Soar as Airlines Cut Back and Chinese Return from Korea
随着航空公司削减开支和中国人从韩国回国,机票价格飙升
Flights to and from Japan and Korea constitute the bulk of China’s international air travel. While most airlines in other countries have stopped flying to China altogether, those in Japan and Korea have been operating at a significantly reduced frequency.
往返日本和韩国的航班构成了中国国际航空旅行的大部分。虽然其他国家的大多数航空公司已经完全停止飞往中国的航班,但日本和韩国的航班班次却大幅减少。
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Shanghai Pudong International Airport would normally operate 198 weekly flights to and from Korea. Last week, only 16 took to the skies, a decrease of 91.9 percent. For Qingdao Liuting International Airport, the numbers were 143 and 41, a 71.3 percent decrease. For Beijing Capital International Airport; 131, and 45, a 65.6 percent drop.
上海浦东国际机场正常情况下每周运营198个往返韩国的航班。上周,只有16架飞机升空,减少了91.9%。青岛流亭国际机场数量分别为143架次和41架次,减少71.3%。前往北京首都国际机场; 131 和 45,下降了 65.6%。
While supply has fallen, demand has also increased. Industry insiders put the surge in demand down to Chinese returning home for work, reports The Paper.
虽然供应量下降,但需求量却增加了。据澎湃新闻报道,业内人士将需求激增归因于中国人回国工作。
The knock-on effect is that prices for flights from Korea to China have risen sharply, in many cases, as much as 5-10 fold.
连锁反应是,从韩国飞往中国的航班价格大幅上涨,很多情况下涨幅高达 5 至 10 倍。
Yesterday, 26 February, the cheapest, immediately-available direct flight from Seoul to Shanghai was priced at ¥4,680. For flights on 29 and 30 February, the cheapest was ¥1,668. Tickets for the same flights would normally go for ¥600-800.
昨天,2 月 26 日,从首尔飞往上海最便宜的直飞航班票价为 4,680 日元。 2月29日至30日的航班最便宜为1,668日元。 相同航班的票价通常为 600 至 800 日元。
Back here in Nanjing, despite this week’s events, Nanjing Lukou International Airport has made no change to the epidemic prevention steps it is taking for all arriving flights. Passengers undergo two temperature checks, one on the plane and another upon arrival. Those checks for flights from Korea are likely to be more strict.
回到南京,尽管本周发生了一些事件,但南京禄口国际机场对所有抵达航班采取的防疫措施没有改变。乘客要接受两次体温检查,一次在飞机上,另一次在抵达时检查。对来自韩国的航班的检查可能会更加严格。







