Current China Entry policy
Mar 13, 2022 | 3:04 pm
#1501
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This is a factor some forgot when discussing the recent repatriation saga from Ukraine, or the lack thereof. Plenty of points I won’t discuss here (OMNI-ish), but one complaint about travel cost in the multi-wan (10k) yuan range conveniently omitted the point that going from Europe or North America back to China has always cost many wan yuan for the past many months. No one is really “welcomed” into China and you politically incorrect Chinese should find your way to somewhere you can stay, Poland or Romania or wherever a visa isn’t required.
Mar 13, 2022 | 8:19 pm
#1502
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They are discussing flights diverting from PVG so they can use the hotels for local quarantine cases.
They allow HK flights to continue because they need an excuse to end the zero Covid policy and blaming HK is convenient and acceptable to most people here.
Thats my opinion on these two issues for what its worth.
They allow HK flights to continue because they need an excuse to end the zero Covid policy and blaming HK is convenient and acceptable to most people here.
Thats my opinion on these two issues for what its worth.
Mar 13, 2022 | 8:30 pm
#1503
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The policy that people don't have own place but want to stay in Shanghai MUST go to Q hotels for additional 7 days took effect January 24, 2022.
2022??????????(??+??)- ?????
Before that they can stay at any hotel (not Q hotel) and move freely, with additional tests.
This is definitely recent, not October 2021 as you claimed.
The Kingdom treats HK so nicely, even though technically HK is considered "international arrival"
Just compare how China enforces COVID rules for US vs HK. Huge, huge difference. At this point, every pax from the US must pass 4 different PCR/Anti-gen tests on day 1, 5, 6 before they can board the flight.
How many tests HK pax take before flying to PVG?
2022??????????(??+??)- ?????
Before that they can stay at any hotel (not Q hotel) and move freely, with additional tests.
This is definitely recent, not October 2021 as you claimed.
The Kingdom treats HK so nicely, even though technically HK is considered "international arrival"
Just compare how China enforces COVID rules for US vs HK. Huge, huge difference. At this point, every pax from the US must pass 4 different PCR/Anti-gen tests on day 1, 5, 6 before they can board the flight.
How many tests HK pax take before flying to PVG?
Where is HK considered an "international arrival?" China wouldn't use such a word. "International" as in "guo wai"?
I'm pretty sure that 99.9% of the people in China think the US is a different country.
Mar 13, 2022 | 8:32 pm
#1504
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They are discussing flights diverting from PVG so they can use the hotels for local quarantine cases.
They allow HK flights to continue because they need an excuse to end the zero Covid policy and blaming HK is convenient and acceptable to most people here.
Thats my opinion on these two issues for what its worth.
They allow HK flights to continue because they need an excuse to end the zero Covid policy and blaming HK is convenient and acceptable to most people here.
Thats my opinion on these two issues for what its worth.
Mar 13, 2022 | 9:24 pm
#1505
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It isn't an issue of hotel rooms, it's the limited number of qualified staff to run the Q hotels. The issue at Huating was partly down to the use of temp staff.
Mar 13, 2022 | 9:31 pm
#1506
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In any case the peak in HK seems to have passed so whether flights from there are shut down or not is no longer relevant to the current situation in China.
Mar 13, 2022 | 11:37 pm
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This. Wuhan was only the introductory act. They've managed to hold it at bay but they're losing it now and there will come a point where they can't manage the logistics of lockdown.
Mar 13, 2022 | 11:43 pm
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Mar 13, 2022 | 11:56 pm
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Mar 14, 2022 | 12:29 am
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Mar 14, 2022 | 12:36 am
#1511
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Going to get some popcorn. https://weekly.chinacdc.cn/news/Trac...htm#NHC22Mar13
March 13, 2022
Confirmed: 1,938 new, 7,230 current.
Asymptomatic: 1,455 new, 6,287 current.
Recoveries: 169 new. Deaths: 0 new.
March 13, 2022
Confirmed: 1,938 new, 7,230 current.
Asymptomatic: 1,455 new, 6,287 current.
Recoveries: 169 new. Deaths: 0 new.
Mar 14, 2022 | 12:57 am
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At that time the restrictions will ease again, to prevent a "real problem"!
This is all likely going to play out over the next few week & months...
Mar 14, 2022 | 1:03 am
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I am predicting that the measures will increase in strictness, until such time as it reaches a boiling point, and simply won't be accepted or be enforceable anymore.
At that time the restrictions will ease again, to prevent a "real problem"!
This is all likely going to play out over the next few week & months...
At that time the restrictions will ease again, to prevent a "real problem"!
This is all likely going to play out over the next few week & months...
Mar 14, 2022 | 1:21 am
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Mar 14, 2022 | 1:25 am
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She lives in Tianhe. She's pretty sure Tianhe wasn't magically spared when there are outbreaks all over.
She also pointed out some other stuff that is pretty funny/loopholes. Like how she isn't vaccinated. And how her dad didn't quarantine when coming back from a trip to another part of China that had an outbreak. Why? Because their hukou is another place, though they have lived in Tianhe for years. At least in their case officials in one district didn't communicate with the other.
She has lots of funny stories like that. I don't know how common her situation is, but I guess some people slip through the cracks.
She also pointed out some other stuff that is pretty funny/loopholes. Like how she isn't vaccinated. And how her dad didn't quarantine when coming back from a trip to another part of China that had an outbreak. Why? Because their hukou is another place, though they have lived in Tianhe for years. At least in their case officials in one district didn't communicate with the other.
She has lots of funny stories like that. I don't know how common her situation is, but I guess some people slip through the cracks.