Futian District decided to tighten COVID-19 measures in parts of Meilin Subdistrict between Thursday and Saturday in response to the current COVID situation, according to a notice issued by the district's COVID prevention and control headquarters Thursday.
2022-09-09
On Sunday, a citizen surnamed Guan from Longgang District was impressed by how fast the collection of nucleic acid sampling information could be using an intelligent code-scanning device during the testing process, Shenzhen Evening News reported.
2022-09-06
The Phase I clinical trial of a peptide drug against COVID-19, the HY3000 nasal spray, was officially launched Saturday in Shenzhen, DT News reported.
Shenzhen has decided to adopt classified COVID-19 control measures from 12:01 a.m. today as the number of new COVID cases detected in communities has seen a significant decline so far, according to a press conference held last night.
2022-09-05
Nanshan, Futian, Luohu, Longhua, Longgang and Bao'an districts will conduct two rounds of mass nucleic acid testing during the weekend, according to notices issued by the districts' anti-COVID authority this evening.
2022-09-02
Shenzhen is expected to see a relatively large number of new daily COVID-19 cases in the short term due to a cluster of infections. But as the number of positive cases found in communities decreased significantly Thursday, the city's COVID situation is generally stable and controllable, according to a press conference held Thursday.
Wearing a mask scientifically and correctly is still an effective way to curb the spread of the coronavirus, because it can reduce the risk of infection by more than 80%, experts from the Shenzhen CDC said.
Residents in Shenzhen are advised not to leave the city unless necessary. From today, those who have to leave must present the negative results of two nucleic acid tests taken within 48 hours, the city’s COVID prevention and control headquarters office said last night.
2022-09-01
Shenzhen has endeavored to reinforce its capabilities in response to the latest COVID-19 outbreak mainly caused by the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.5, which has posed more severe challenges to the city’s COVID prevention and control work, according to a press conference yesterday.
2022-08-31
Shenzhen has discovered BF.15, a new mutation of the omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1, among the city’s COVID-19 infections found since Aug. 23. It was the first time that the new omicron mutation appeared in Shenzhen, a municipal health official said at a press conference yesterday.
2022-08-30
Residents in Futian District's Yuanling, Huaqiangbei and Nanyuan subdistrics and Luohu District's Guiyuan, Nanhu and Sungang subdistricts are required to stay at home for four days from today to Thursday due to tightened COVID-19 prevention and control measures, according to the notices issued by the districts' anti-COVID authorities.
2022-08-29
An asymptomatic carrier, surnamed Ye, on Tuesday was investigated by the police for violating quarantine rules.
2022-08-26
Shenzhen yesterday reported three locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and five local asymptomatic infections. Also, another six patients were confirmed with COVID-19 from the previously detected asymptomatic infections, the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission said yesterday.
2022-08-25
Bay Glory Ferris wheel in Bao'an Coastal Cultural Park has suspended services starting Saturday following 11 new COVID-19 cases reported in Shenzhen, according to a notice issued by the operator yesterday.
2022-08-22
A total of 258 Shenzhen travelers stranded in Sanya, Hainan Province, after the area’s recent COVID-19 flareups, had returned to the city in two chartered flights Friday and Sunday, according to Shenzhen Fabu, the Shenzhen Government Information Office's official WeChat account.
2022-08-16
Due to COVID-19 prevention and control measures, Metro lines 3 and 7's Shixia Station as well as Line 10's Shuangyong Street Station have suspended service starting yesterday until further notice, with trains passing by the stations without stopping, Shenzhen Metro Group announced yesterday.
2022-07-28
Experts suggested it is necessary to wear a face mask in hot summer days and citizens can opt for disposable light-layered surgical masks made of cool and breathable materials, as well as bringing extras in case it gets sweaty, according to DT News.
2022-07-26
Shenzhen will take the greatest possible effort and adopt the fastest and most stringent measures to stamp out the latest wave of COVID-19 resurgence in the shortest time, and firmly hold the bottom line of no large-scale COVID rebound in the city.
2022-07-21
Shenzhen reported one locally transmitted confirmed case of COVID-19 and eight asymptomatic infections Sunday, with one case discovered in a high-risk area for COVID-19 and two in medium-risk areas, the municipal health commission said yesterday.
2022-07-19
The Area A of the first phase of Huanggang Xincun housing estate in Futian Subdistrict, Futian District, and the third lane of the east side of Baishizhou urban village in Shahe Subdistrict, Nanshan District, have been designated high-risk areas for COVID-19, effective from 12 p.m. yesterday, following the reports of two COVID cases in the two areas, according to notices issued by the two districts’ COVID prevention and control offices.
2022-07-07