Yunnan localities adjust measures for Covid control

Dec 07,2022   11:31:57

Over the days, Yunnan province has adjusted measures to optimize Covid prevention and control, involving nucleic acid testing, travel, hospital visits and more. Let's first take a closer look at the new measures in Kunming city.

No social activities, no need for community nucleic acid testing

Those without social activities may not participate in community-level nucleic acid testing if they have no need to go out. They include seniors who stay at home long, infants under the age of three, students who take online classes at home, home-based office workers and others.

Students at school may be absent from community nucleic acid testing.

However, those working in take-out delivery, express delivery, cleaning, catering, taxis and others should have strict nucleic acid tests.

No nucleic acid check for scenic area and park visitors with full vaccination

Starting on December 5, Kunming citizens who have got the Covid-19 vaccine booster or full vaccination can enter various tourist attractions and parks in the city without showing a negative record of nucleic acid testing.

Buses available for passengers without a negative nucleic acid

From Dec. 4, the Kunming operators of public transport, such as buses, subways, taxis, and cars hailed online shall not refuse to carry passengers without a negative recording for nucleic acid testing.

Starting on December 5, the maximum price for independent nucleic acid testing across Yunnan will be no more than 15 yuan/person, and the maximum for mixed testing will be lowered to 3.5 yuan/person.

Besides Kunming, other Yunnan places have also optimized their measures for Covid control.

Dali prefecture

All scenic areas and hotels in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture will no longer check the negative record of nucleic acid testing.

Negative records of nucleic acid testing will cease to be checked on accessing public transport facilities in the prefecture.

When buying antipyretic, antiviral or antibacterial drugs, the consumer will no longer produce a negative record of nucleic acid testing first.

Qujing city

Without a negative record of nucleic acid testing, Qujing residents now can enter parks and scenic spots, as well as take buses, taxis and cars hailed online.

Residents will no longer show a negative nucleic acid when buying antipyretic, antitussive, antiviral or antibiotic drugs, nor will they have a real-name registration first.

People who have no socializing needs may not participate in community-level nucleic acid testing, such as the elderly, home-based office workers and students, infants and young children.

Chuxiong prefecture

From December 5, ChuxiongYi autonomous prefecture will test nucleic acid only in key areas.

If you have special needs for nucleic acid testing, just go to hospitals for sampling and testing by yourself.

Nucleic acid sampling points at Chuxiong railway stations and highway entrances only provide the landing test service for those from outside the prefecture.

Cities around China have also optimized their measures for Covid control.

The negative record of nucleic acid testing is no more a necessity for boarding buses and subways in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and other Chinese cities.

Residents in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shandong, Zhengzhou and other places now can enter pharmacies without a 48-hour nucleic acid negative. Hospitals and medical services are accessible with a green health code.

Urumqi in Xinjiang no longer has regular nucleic acid testings. Shopping malls, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, cinemas, gymnasiums, parks, scenic areas and others in the city are now open to the public.

By Zhu Dongran, Wang Shixue and Wang Huan

Yunnan localities adjust measures for Covid control