Students to resume lessons starting April 27

tudents in their final year of senior and junior high schools will resume lessons April 27.

2020-04-10

US governor thanks Chinese help

Charlie Baker, governor of Massachusetts in the U.S., on his twitter account recently extended his thanks to partners including Tencent for their help to transport over 1 million N95 masks from Shenzhen to Boston.

2020-04-09

SZ foundation donates masks to German state

The Shenzhen Women and Children’s Development Foundation has donated 30,000 face masks, including 10,000 children’s masks, to help combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Germany’s largest state, Bavaria.

2020-04-09

SZ shares COVID-19 experience with Barcelona

Shenzhen government officials and medical experts shared their experiences covering 20 issues including social governance, material guarantees, contingent measures, medical treatment and personal precautions with their counterparts in Barcelona, Spain, in a video conference Tuesday.

2020-04-09

Life of stranded overseas SZ students

An overseas Shenzhen student in France, identified as Ma Li, has been staying at home for three weeks since French President Emmanuel Macron announced March 16 that the country would enact a 15-day lockdown given the situation of COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-04-08

Nucleic acid tests required for Wuhan arrivals

Wuhan natives coming to Shenzhen that hold a green health QR code need to go through two separate nucleic acid tests but will not be placed under a 14-day quarantine.

2020-04-08

Open-source AI tool provided to aid virus fight

The Shenzhen-based tech company Tencent donated 10 million yuan (US$1.41 million) to the World Health Organization and provided an open source AI-powered tool to assist the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-04-07

Air membrane lab unveiled to detect virus

An air membrane laboratory with a daily capacity of testing up to 10,000 people for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) made its debut at China National Gene Bank in Shenzhen on Friday.

2020-04-07

Panic about asymptomatic cases ‘unnecessary’

The Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission assured the public that there is no need to panic about asymptomatic COVID-19 patients after the city reported a asymptomatic COVID-19 case Tuesday.

2020-04-03

Medics leave hospital as mission accomplished

A farewell ceremony for medical personnel fighting on the epidemic frontline at the Shenzhen No. 3 People’s Hospital.

2020-04-01

SZ’s last batch of medics supporting Hubei back home

Member of Shenzhen’s last medical team to assist Hubei Province returned to the city yesterday afternoon.

2020-04-01

City’s last medical team in Hubei return today

The last Shenzhen medical team supporting Hubei Province will return to the city today after 40 days of fighting COVID-19 in Wuhan City.

2020-03-31

1st flight from Hubei arrives after outbreak

Flight ZH9338 carrying a total of 151 passengers from Hubei Province’s city of Xiangyang arrived in Shenzhen shortly before 8 a.m. yesterday.

2020-03-30

Player fined for violating quarantine rules

A local professional soccer player has been fined 500,000 yuan (US$70,126) by the Shenzhen Football Club for violating quarantine rules while under medical observation for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19),

2020-03-30

SZ doctors share anti-virus experience with Polish medics

Shenzhen No. 3 People’s Hospital medical experts shared their novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) prevention and control experience.

2020-03-27

Libraries, museums in Futian CBD reopen

Municipal public facilities in Futian CBD, including the Shenzhen Library, Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, Shenzhen Museum, and Guan Shanyue Art Museum, reopened to the public yesterday after being forced to close for months due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

2020-03-25

Nucleic acid test required at all city ports

All travelers are required to take nucleic acid tests at every Shenzhen port of entry starting yesterday.

2020-03-25

Couriers allowed to enter housing estates after checks

Many housing estates in Shenzhen are allowing couriers to deliver parcels to doorsteps or put them at designated areas on premise for collection starting yesterday after the city was re-categorized to low-risk for COVID-19.

2020-03-24

SZ increases aid to sister cities

The city will donate more medical materials, including masks, protective suits and disinfectant, to sister cities in 16 countries.

2020-03-23

Spaniards successfully raise funds for mask donation

A group of Spanish residents living in Shenzhen launched a fundraiser Wednesday night to raise 60,000 yuan (US$8456.66) toward purchasing.

2020-03-23