Year: 2022

Beijing will require PCR tests within 72 hours of entry into the city, in a move to step up COVID-19 prevention after the city reported its first local Omicron case on Saturday. The policy will start on January 22 and last until the end of March, according to the Beijing Daily, covering the Chinese New … Read more

Shanghai reported two confirmed local COVID-19 cases and three asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, the city’s government announced earlier Thursday. They are close contacts or sub-close contacts of an imported asymptomatic case detected on January 11. One area has been converted to a medium risk area: a milk tea shop at 228 Yuyuan Road in Jing’an District. … Read more

This post will give you a quick guide on how to add an overseas bankcard to Alipay and answer a few related questions. The supported bankcard issuers at the time of publishing this post: JCB MasterCard Visa If your card does not belong to the list above then this procedure will not work. How to … Read more

In this post, we will provide you a short and sweet guide on the updated health code application by the Chinese embassy in Canada starting Jan 14, 2022: 1. Take the first PCR test seven days before the flight’s departure If the flight departs on January 15, then you can do the test at any time … Read more

On January 7, EgyptAir announced cancellation of the following flights from and to China: Date Flight Route Flight Status Jan 21, 2022 MS959 Guangzhou – Cairo Canceled Feb 1, 2022 MS953 Cairo – Hangzhou Canceled Feb 2, 2022 MS954 Hangzhou – Cairo Canceled Feb 4, 2022 MS959 Guangzhou – Cairo Canceled Passengers who have booked … Read more

Shanghai reported four new asymptomatic local cases last night. No new confirmed cases were identified. Currently, 45 close contacts of asymptomatic infections in this town have been traced, and centralized isolation and observation have been implemented. Terminal disinfection was conducted in areas visited by asymptomatic infected individuals. The current policy on travel to/from Shanghai has … Read more

In this post, we will provide you a short and sweet guide on the updated health code application by the Chinese embassy in the US: Update Date: Starting April 1, 2022, passengers will be required to present a negative result of antigen test, on top of green health code before check-in or boarding. 1. Go … Read more

Xi’an Xianyang International Airport has suspended international flights as of January 5th. All domestic traffic has been suspended previously. Here is the list of suspended international flights to Xian as extracted from the list of available flights to China: Country Departure City Flight Number Belgium Brussels HU492 Canada Toronto HU7976 Germany Frankfurt DE8442 Japan Tokyo … Read more

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Wednesday Jan. 5, a 14-day entry ban on incoming passenger flights (including transit passengers) from the following eight countries will be banned from landing in Hong Kong starting from Jan. 8, 2022: Australia Canada France India Pakistan Philippines United Kingdom United States Carrie Lam, Chief … Read more

Update: Arrangements for foreign nationals and residents of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan to receive booster shots will be announced later. The Shanghai Health Promotion Center reminds local residents to take booster shots in time to better protect themselves from COVID-19. The COVID19 vaccination is an important measure to prevent the possibility of critical infection. … Read more