Is the Chinese Vaccine Really Effective?

Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

This question regarding the effectiveness of the Chinese Vaccine resurfaced after at least 17 locations across China have been affected by the outbreak at Nanjing Lukou Airport, with more than 180 confirmed cases linked to Nanjing. Jiangsu Province accounts for 20 of the 24 new local cases reported yesterday, Sichuan Province for three, and Beijing … Read more

Limitation on issuance of Chinese passports since the COVID-19 outbreak

Chinese Passport

The National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced Friday that fewer Chinese passports were issued in the first half of this year as the government maintained stringent border controls to curb COVID-19 The NIA noted in a press release that the immigration officials issued 335,000 passports in the first six months of this year, largely for the purposes of studying, working, and doing business abroad. According to the announcement, the amount was only 2% higher than the same period in 2019. The NIA has continued to prohibit unnecessary and non-urgent travel abroad in light of the ongoing epidemic and has enforced a stricter policy on issuing passports and other travel documents to mainland citizens, according to the statement. Between January and June, the authorities issued 3.18 million travel permits to … Read more