A seminar for expats on visa issues, especially during the COVID-19 epidemic, was held both online and on site at the Shekou Management and Service Center for Expats (MSCE), Nanshan District, on Friday.
2020-05-27
A research team at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has found that a mix of astragalus polysaccharides and strontium may raise hope for the treatment of severe cases of COVID-19.
The last COVID-19 patient in the city was discharged from the hospital Thursday, clearing the city of all confirmed cases.
2020-05-22
COVID-19 detection kits produced by Shenzhen-based BGI Genomics have been included on the emergency use list by the World Health Organization (WHO).
2020-05-20
Schools across the city have adjusted and tightened preventative measures as the second batch of students, including grades 7, 8, 10 and 11 and years 4 to 6 pupils, returned to campus today.
2020-05-11
Taking personal protective measures is still necessary for citizens under the third-level coronavirus emergency response, suggests a health expert at the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Shenzhen has reported no new domestically transmitted patients of COVID-19 for 81 straight days and all the confirmed overseas-transmitted patients had been discharged from the hospital by Wednesday.
2020-05-08
The city’s annual selection of Excellent Youth this year will include a special category for those who have contributed a great deal to the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, officials said at a news conference held yesterday morning.
2020-05-02
Extensive contact tracing and isolation were key tools in controlling the spread of COVID-19 in Shenzhen, as shown in a study published at the Lancet Infectious Diseases, an authoritative medical magazine, April 27.
Zheng Yunhong, general manager of the German company Imex Dental Asia Co. Ltd. in Bao’an District, told Shenzhen Daily on Wednesday that they have actively promoted the preventive measures taken by Shenzhen to their headquarters in Germany since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, and have produced positive results.
U.K.-based Qiu Fan had been busy sourcing anti-epidemic materials across Europe for China during the Chinese New Year when his home country was at the peak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
2020-04-17
Local schools, where conditions permit, should provide individual desks for students and be prohibited from organizing group activities and student exchange activities to ward off cross-infections.
Shenzhen has put in a lot of work related to getting entry and exit permits, applications for visas, stay or residence permits online to try to help expats during the pandemic.
2020-04-16
The Shenzhen government has donated 1.5 million face masks to 37 cities and institutions in 24 countries.
Shenzhen Technology University (SZTU) decided that face-to-face teaching will resume starting May 18.
2020-04-15
A plane from Shenzhen landed in Budapest on Sunday morning, carrying 1.36 million protective masks, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Szijjarto, announced on his Facebook account.
2020-04-14
The city will ensure epidemic prevention materials such as face masks, thermometers and protective gear for schools to reopen.
2020-04-13
All foreigners in China shall strictly abide by the laws and regulations and actively cooperate with measures taken to prevent the risks caused by the epidemic.
An English language podcast which helps foreign listeners decompress amid the COVID-19 pandemic is released on the Chinese podcast platform Himalaya FM today.
2020-04-11
The Shenzhen-based global genomics leader BGI will build two COVID-19 testing labs in Serbia to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an agreement it signed with the Serbian Government on Wednesday.
2020-04-10
