China will offer a second COVID-19 booster dose to certain groups who had received their first booster shot more than six months, authorities said yesterday.
2022-12-15
Shenzhen's health authority is working at full strength to cope with the possible surge of visits by patients with major symptoms related to COVID-19. According to its planning, medical institutions across the city will open 2,000 fever clinics (consulting rooms) in the near future.
2022-12-14
China will remove digital itinerary card service starting tomorrow, Xinhua reported.
2022-12-12
Travelers coming or returning to Shenzhen from high-risk areas for COVID-19 must undergo a seven-day home quarantine, according to the policy updated by the city's health authority Thursday.
2022-12-09
A woman surnamed He became the first Shenzhen resident to receive an inhaled COVID-19 vaccine for a booster. The vaccination took place at Cuizhu Subdistrict's community health service center, an affiliate of Luohu Hospital Group in Luohu District, on Tuesday.
2022-12-08
Residents are no longer required to present negative nucleic acid test results when using public transport within Shenzhen, including buses, Metro, taxis, and ride-hailing services, according to a notice released earlier today by the city's transport authority.
2022-12-05
Shenzhen has made scientific arrangements in terms of medical treatment and services to ensure the health and safety of patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a health official said at a press conference Thursday.
2022-12-02
Shenzhen will further optimize its COVID-19 prevention and control measures based on the ninth edition of the country's COVID-19 control protocols and the 20 optimized measures on epidemic prevention and control released Nov. 11, a health official said at a press conference yesterday.
2022-12-01
Citizens now need to make a reservation to visit Shenzhen Library and Shenzhen Museum and strictly follow required COVID measures when entering indoor business premises such as bookstores, bars, coffee shops and salons, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported, quoting the latest notices.
Shenzhen has implemented strict measures requiring visitors to public areas to scan venue codes. App-based cabs and traditional taxis have also required passengers to scan the venue code and show 48-hour nucleic acid test reports when taking a ride.
As the number of infections reported in the city keeps increasing, Shenzhen is facing continued pressure in COVID-19 prevention and control in the next few days, a health official said at a press conference yesterday.
2022-11-30
Elderly citizens 60 and above must complete their COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible and get booster shots to improve protection against serious complications from COVID six months after completing their primary vaccines, according to provincial CDC experts, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported.
Shenzhen citizens are encouraged to work from home for a week from today through Friday, if circumstances permit, according to a notice issued by the city's COVID-19 prevention and control headquarters office yesterday.
2022-11-28
Ten districts and new area in Shenzhen have announced they are cutting capacity to 50% at restaurants, KTVs, ballrooms, gyms, bars, cinemas, theaters, libraries, museums and other indoor venues starting today to further step up COVID-19 prevention and control.
2022-11-27
All travelers coming or returning to Shenzhen from cities not designated as risk areas must have negative 48-hour nucleic acid test results, according to the city's latest COVID-19 travel policy, which was issued Wednesday.
2022-11-25
Shenzhen has discovered a new Omicron subvariant BF.7 among the city's COVID-19 infections detected since Sunday, the city's health commission said yesterday. It was the first time that a new Omicron subvariant had appeared in Shenzhen.
2022-10-12
Shenzhen is bent on cutting off the transmission chain of COVID-19 in the shortest time possible to stem virus spread, racing against time to achieve dynamic zero-COVID status at the community level, according to a press conference held by the Information Office of the Shenzhen Municipal Government yesterday.
2022-09-27
The Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposed yesterday that residents stay put during the seven-day National Day holiday, which will start Saturday, as the COVID-19 prevention and control situation is currently still grave.
2022-09-26
Guangdong Province has relaxed its COVID-19 prevention and control requirement for travelers coming from bordering Macao Special Administrative Region starting 6 a.m. yesterday.
2022-09-21
Two community workers in white protective suits went to Anjiaxing apartment building in Songbai Community in Henggang Subdistrict, Longgang District on Tuesday to help feed eight cats and two dogs that were left at home by their quarantined owners, according to the Daily Sunshine.
2022-09-09
