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Your guide to COVID-19, lockdown measures, and medical services in Shanghai
More than 26 million people living in Shanghai, China, are currently facing COVID-19-related lockdown measures that practically confine them to their homes. This latest round of quarantine is the country’s largest since the virus was first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of 2019. It’s no doubt a confusing and concerning …
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COVID-19: China approves five antigen kits for self-testing
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, China had a stringent testing regime. Medical workers in many cities have swabbed hundreds of thousands of noses and throats within days just a handful of cases emerged, using nucleic acid tests that require labs to process samples. But with the Omicron variant resulting in many asymptomatic cases and …
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Will China ease its travel restrictions in 2022?
Many countries have declared the COVID-19 pandemic as endemic. Whether it’s easing quarantine requirements for entry or doing away with all pandemic-related measures entirely (as in the case of the UK), these countries offer a glimmer of hope that normality is in sight. But with its ‘zero-COVID’ approach, is China one of these countries? Since …
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Things to do on Chinese New Year in Beijing in 2022
With Beijing’s biggest holiday less than two weeks away, people are wondering how they’re going to spend it. That’s right, we’re talking about Chinese New Year – otherwise known as the Spring Festival or CNY. There’s no better time to visit and soak in the local culture than during Chinese New Year celebrations. Not only …
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US Embassy in China resumes student visa processing
Until recently, many people have been wondering: when will visa services resume in China? The COVID-19 pandemic put a pause on most in-person appointments for nonimmigrant and immigrant visa processing over a year ago. On May 4, 2021, the US Embassy and consulates in China resumed visa appointments for students, following Washington’s lifted travel restrictions …