Staff members take the temperature of a passenger at Terminal 2 of Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, March 7, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - All inbound flights at Beijing Daxing International Airport have been transferred to Beijing Capital International Airport as Beijing steps up efforts in minimizing the risk of imported COVID-19 cases, said local authorities Saturday.

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Starting from March 10, the Beijing Capital International Airport designated Zone D of Terminal 3 as a special zone for inbound flights from countries and regions with serious coronavirus situations, said Zhao Ying, deputy general manager of Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd., at a press conference in Beijing.

All passengers disembarking from such flights need to complete the process of health quarantine, including body temperature screening and information inspection within the about 100,000-square-meter area, which is isolated from other passenger arriving channels and prevents cross-infection at the airport.

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The area has received 31 inbound flights and 5,138 passengers from countries and regions with serious coronavirus situations since March 10, said Zhao.