GUANGZHOU, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Baiyun airport in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, has resumed regular operation with a large number of domestic passenger flights reopened, after the latest COVID-19 resurgence was brought under control, the airport said on Friday.
The airport is expected to handle 300 flights on Friday, while its main airline, China Southern Airlines, plans to operate 61 inbound and outbound domestic flights at the airport.
Most of the airport's inbound and outbound domestic passenger flights were canceled or rescheduled, following positive results found during its routine nucleic acid testing of staff on April 27.
Baiyun airport has since intensified COVID-19 screenings among staff members. More than 10,000 of them have undergone a total of 26 rounds of nucleic acid testing from April 29 to Friday. Starting from April 30, daily antigen testing has also been added to the routine staff testing.
Since April 30, no positive cases have been reported among its staff, said the airport.
With strict COVID-19 prevention and control measures put in place, the airport has also resumed its catering services and retail businesses in the terminals. ■
