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China enters new phase of COVID response | 2023-01-10
China has began to manage COVID-19 with measures designed for combating Class B infectious diseases from Sunday, instead of Class A infectious diseases.
Personal protection still essential: expert | 2023-01-10
With the Spring Festival approaching, how can residents enjoy the festival and stay healthy while visiting relatives and friends? Lu Hongzhou, president of the Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen, suggested that citizens still need to maintain personal protective measures during the coming holiday season.
Inbound travelers exempted from quarantine | 2023-01-09
Flight ZH9024, carrying over 100 passengers from Singapore, arrived at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport at around 12:23 a.m. yesterday, marking the official implementation of measures for inbound international travelers such as quarantine-free travel for international flights and the 144-hour visa-free cross-border travel starting from yesterday.
SZ-HK border reopens to hugs, tears, and family reunions | 2023-01-09
BIG hugs, heartfelt smiles and happy tears were seen at border checkpoints between Shenzhen and Hong Kong yesterday, when the long-awaited resumption of the first stage of quarantine-free travel between the mainland and Hong Kong officially took place.
SZ-HK cross-border travel to resume Sunday | 2023-01-06
The border between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong will gradually reopen from Sunday, paving the way for a restoration of economic and social ties that have been disrupted for three years.
COVID-19 patients warned about possible myocarditis | 2023-01-06
Perople who had been infected with COVID-19 were warned of having myocarditis, as the probability of cardiovascular disease will increase after a COVID infection, according to CCTV.com.
Antigen tests covered by health insurance in GD | 2023-01-06
The costs of COVID-19 antigen tests at community-level medical institutions are now covered by the medical insurance funds for Guangdong residents who have joined the basic medical insurance system, sources from the Shenzhen Municipal Healthcare Security Bureau said recently.
Five things you should know about Omicron subvariant XBB | 2023-01-05
The new Omicron subvariant XBB has raised concerns about another potential wave of COVID-19 cases recently. At present, the prevalent viral strains in China are BA.5.2 and BF.7, but strains such as BQ.1 and XBB have been getting more prevalent in other countries.
City sees vitality in all walks of life | 2023-01-05
Stepping into the New Year, the city has seen vitality in all walks of life. Employees of high-tech enterprises, research institutions and checkpoints worked energetically on the first working day after the New Year holiday, which fell on Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Shenzhen TV (SZTV) reported.
‘White lungs’ unrelated to original strain or vaccination: authority | 2023-01-04
Some COVID-19 patients were found to have pneumonia, or their CT scans showed they had “white lungs” recently. Some netizens believed that this may be related to the infection with the original viral strain or vaccination.