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Earlier today, in China NHC Reports More than 3,400 COVID Cases In Last 24 Hours, one of the cities reporting dozens of new cases was Shenzhen; the third most populous city in China, an economic powerhouse, and the 4th largest container port in the world.
Shenzhen's close proximity to Hong Kong has made it particularly vulnerable to imported cases. Today's (translated) report from Shenzhen
SZ reports 66 new local COVID-19 cases
Shenzhen reported 66 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including six aymptomaticinfections, and 20 imported COVID-19 cases, including three asymptomatic infections, yesterday.
Among the patients of 17 confirmed imported cases, 16 came to Shenzhen from Hong Kong and one came from South Korea. Patients of the three asymptomatic cases all came from Hong Kong.
The patients were put under close-loop management and quarantined upon entry, and were later transferred to the Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen for treatment. They are currently in stable condition.
In the past few hours the decision has been made to lockdown large parts of the city, and to halt transportation services, in order to conduct three rounds of city-wide testing. The following (translated) statement comes from the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission.
Source of information: Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission Date of providing information: 2022-03-13 19:39
Announcement on Doing a Good Job in Three Rounds of Nucleic Acid Testing for All Staff in the City
According to the situation of epidemic prevention and control in our city, in order to effectively control the risk of the spread of the epidemic, and effectively protect the lives and health of the general public, the Municipal Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters decided to carry out three rounds of nucleic acid testing for all employees across the city. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
1. Nucleic acid testing of all employees in the city
The city's personnel completed each round of nucleic acid testing for all employees in accordance with the requirements of "must be tested and no one will be left behind". Citizens are requested to pay close attention to the nucleic acid testing time in the area, participate in nucleic acid testing at different times according to the notice of the community in the street and take personal protection, and return to their residence immediately after the test.
2. Offices and institutions work from home
All government agencies and institutions at all levels in the city, except for the staff who undertake epidemic prevention tasks, work from home or become community volunteers, report to the community where they live, and fully participate in community epidemic prevention work and community services.
3. Non-urban security enterprises stop operations or work from home
Except for public service enterprises such as water, electricity, fuel oil, gas, communications, sanitation, grain, oil, meat and vegetable supply that guarantee citizens' lives and the basic operation of the city, as well as the supply enterprises in Hong Kong, all enterprises will work from home and suspend production and business activities. Except for supermarkets (including farmers' markets), pharmacies, medical institutions, and catering enterprises (which only provide express delivery services) that meet the basic needs of citizens, all other business premises and stores will be closed.
4. Stop all non-essential flows and activities
In addition to ensuring the city's operation and the transportation of goods and goods to the port, the city's buses and subways will be suspended. The city's community communities, urban villages, and industrial parks implement closed management. All personnel in the city will not leave Shenzhen unless necessary. If there are special needs, they will leave Shenzhen with a 24-hour nucleic acid negative certificate.
5. Guaranteeing the supply of citizens' home life
Market supervision, commerce and other relevant departments and supply guarantee companies ensure sufficient supply of daily necessities and stable prices. Each district, street, and community has established a dedicated service guarantee team, set up a warm-hearted service hotline, and responded to citizens' demands in a timely manner.
The above measures will be implemented from March 14th to 20th, and will be dynamically adjusted according to the situation of epidemic prevention and control.
Thank you for your support and understanding!
Shenzhen Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters
Also posted on the government site is this report from the Shenzhen Daily.
City to conduct three rounds of mass COVID testsFrom: Shenzhen Daily
Updated: 2022-03-13 22:03
In its latest move to curb the spread of COVID-19 virus, Shenzhen will conduct three rounds of citywide nucleic acid tests between Monday and March 20, according to a notice issued by Shenzhen COVID-19 Prevention and Control Command Office this evening.
All people in the city are required to take the tests. Residents are advised to pay close attention to the time periods for tests in their respective neighborhoods and take precautions when going out for nucleic acid samplings. Residents are required to go back to their residences immediately after having the swab samples taken.
Employees of government departments and public institutions are required to work from home, or serve as volunteers at their communities.
Employees of enterprises, except those responsible for the supplies of daily essentials like water, electricity, fuel, gas, communications, food and public sanitation, are also required to work from home, or suspend production and operation activities. Business venues, except supermarkets selling daily necessities (including the agricultural produce markets), pharmacies, medical institutions, catering enterprises that provide takeout services, will be closed.
The measures will cover the whole city and remain valid until March 20, after which adjustments will be made according to the new situation, the office said.
While there was talk earlier this week of China taking a more targeted approach in controlling COVID, it is pretty obvious that their government is still willing to lockdown major cities in hopes of stamping out this virus.
