Futian District has realigned the previous COVID-19 lockdown, control and prevention areas within the district to make epidemic prevention and control more targeted, according to a notice issued by the district’s COVID prevention and control headquarters early yesterday.
2022-03-29
Shenzhen has increased financing guarantee services at relatively low rates to shore up support for small and micro-sized businesses, an official from the municipal State-owned assets supervision and management commission said at a press conference yesterday.
2022-03-28
Following a weeklong pause that has effectively helped contain the spread of COVID-19 in Shenzhen, all of the city’s sectors are ramping up efforts to make up for the loss of time and safeguard global supply chains, with the city government rolling out a slew of supportive and adaptive measures, manufacturers accelerating production and logistics companies speeding up shipments.
Shenzhen has rolled out a total of 30 measures to help businesses affected by COVID-19 overcome difficulties, an official said at a press conference held by the city government’s information office Friday afternoon.
Shenzhen will roll out more supportive policies to minimize the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on economic activity and people’s lives, according to a press conference held by the city government’s information office Thursday.
2022-03-25
Several districts, including Futian, parts of which are still locked down, have introduced multiple relief measures from rent reduction to financial subsidies to help enterprises survive under the pressure of the pandemic.
Four mobile labs have been put into use at Shenzhen North Railway Station, Pingshan High-speed Railway Station, Futian Railway Station and Shenzhen West Railway Station, offering sample collection and rapid tests for arriving passengers.
If the antigen test result is positive, a user must report it to the community immediately and wait for the community team to come to his or her door to conduct a nucleic acid test, a medical expert told Shenzhen Special Zone Daily on Wednesday, when a local drugstore started to sell COVID-19 antigen test kits.
Shenzhen, home to Yantian Port — the world’s fourth-busiest container port — is taking all appropriate steps to speed up the handling process for containers to ensure a smooth global supply chain, the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported yesterday.
2022-03-24
Some eateries in Futian District have received rent reduction from property owners, thanks to government policies aimed to reduce burdens of small and micro-sized enterprises.
Shenzhen has issued its first batch of local government bonds for 2022 worth 24.6 billion yuan (US$3.86 billion) at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Shenzhen Economic Daily reported yesterday.
Five major job fairs of the 20th China International Exchange of Professionals (CIEP), which separately target expats, foreign students in China, returned overseas students, college students and elite professionals, will be launched online May 26, Shenzhen International Exchange Center, the organizer, announced yesterday.
Shenzhen will introduce a package of financial relief measures as soon as possible to bail out businesses experiencing difficulties in its latest resurgence of COVID-19, according to a press conference held by the city government’s information office yesterday.
2022-03-23
The strain on Metro commuters at some major stations like Shenzhen North Station was relieved yesterday, thanks to shortened train intervals that were cut to within 3 minutes during rush hours.
The on-site service for foreigner’s work permits at the Employment and Residence Affairs Service Center for Foreigners at Shenzhen Administration Service Hall at the Civic Center in Futian District resumed Monday, according to a notice issued by the Shenzhen Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.
In addition to scanning venue codes and showing health codes, residents are also required to undergo a nucleic acid test within 24 hours after purchasing 42 designated types of medicines from the city’s drugstores, according to information released by the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation
Shenzhen returned to its normal bustling life yesterday after the city lifted one-week COVID restrictions, with heavy traffic on trunk roads, steady streams of people on Metro trains, in railway stations, coming in and out of business venues and office buildings, and long queues for nucleic acid tests.
2022-03-22
A total of 20 container trucks loaded with medical supplies and daily essentials left Kashi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, marking the official operation of the multimodal freight transportation route linking Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Kashi, and Central and South Asia.
All government agencies, public institutions and businesses in Shenzhen, except part of Futian District, will resume normal operations today, with strict COVID control measures in place, Huang Qiang, deputy secretary-general of the Shenzhen Municipal Government, said at a press conference yesterday.
2022-03-21
