Latest News
Chinese team-designed vaccine proved effective against Omicron | 2022-05-12
A Chinese research team adopted a new strategy to design a new COVID-19 vaccine that has proved to be highly effective in mice and macaques against infections by Delta and Omicron variants.
Futian Subdistrict launches COVID-19 test appointments | 2022-05-11
Futian Subdistrict recently took the lead in the city to carry out COVID test appointments by using a reservation miniprogram, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported Monday.
Hospital uses mobile nucleic acid sampling booth | 2022-05-10
A man gets a nucleic acid swab at a mobile COVID sampling booth at Peking University Shenzhen Hospital in Futian District.
Metro app integrates health info checks | 2022-05-09
Shenzhen Metro Group has upgraded its app to enable convenient health information checks. The all-in-one code is now being piloted at six stations starting yesterday.
China’s Omicron vaccine expected to complete clinical trials in 3-4 months | 2022-04-29
Clinical trials for China’s vaccine against Omicron variants are expected to conclude in three to four months and will be gradually put into use, according to the vaccine developer Wednesday.
Park visits require negative 72h COVID test results | 2022-04-29
Those whose travel record has an asterisk or who has a yellow or red health code will not be allowed to enter parks for pandemic prevention and control, according to information released by the city’s urban administration Thursday.
Expert advises citizens to stay put during May Day holiday | 2022-04-28
Lu Hongzhou, president of the Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen, reminded residents of following COVID safety protocols and encouraged them to stay put during the upcoming May Day holiday, which falls from Saturday to May 4, Shenzhen Evening News reported.
City cautions citizens against unnecessary holiday travel | 2022-04-27
Shenzhen residents are advised to avoid unnecessary travel during the upcoming May Day holiday, which will last five days beginning Saturday, according to a notice issued by the city’s COVID-19 Prevention and Control Headquarters Office yesterday.
Improper use of face masks ups COVID infection risk | 2022-04-26
Improper use of face masks may increase COVID-19 infection risks under the current epidemic situation, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported yesterday, citing an expert from Shenzhen Health Education and Promotion Center.
Dynamic zero-COVID approach ‘targets outbreaks' | 2022-04-25
A leading epidemiologist has reiterated that China’s current dynamic zero-COVID approach aims at eliminating COVID-19 outbreaks rather than individual infections.