The Boao Forum for Asia 2020 conference, scheduled for March 24 to 27 in Boao, a coastal town in China's southern island province of Hainan, will be postponed, according to an announcement on the BFA official website on late Monday.
The sixth Asian Beach Games will be held in the Chinese tropical city of Sanya from Nov 28 to Dec 6, the same schedule as previously planed, according to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
Hainan rolled out a special regulation to all checkpoints on March 6 to strengthen COVID-19 prevention and control efforts. It requires those coming to Hainan from countries afflicted by the virus to receive a 14-day quarantine upon their arrival.
South China's Hainan province has been going all out to win the battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic. Over the past few weeks, besides strengthening efforts to contain the outbreak on the island, the tropical island has offered substantial support to Hubei, the Chinese province hardest hit by the virus.
The Hainan COVID-19 Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters announced that 22 places (in terms of counties in Hainan and districts in Haikou and Sanya) in Hainan have been classified as low-risk regions of the novel coronavirus epidemic as of March 2.
Recently, under the strong leadership of the central government and the massive support from the international community, people in Hainan have been fighting against the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) epidemic along with people nationwide. Our vigorous efforts have delivered positive results. As of March 3, 2020, Hainan has seen 13 consecutive days without new confirmed or suspected cases.
As of March 3, Hainan has seen no new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for 13 consecutive days.
