David Ho | September 1, 2020
Explore a collection of articles and other resources on the Coronavirus (Covid–19) outbreak and living in Shenzhen.
Coronavirus or more formally known as strain COVID-19is affecting everyone’s lives in Shenzhen and the Greater Bay Area region. As we read information about the virus we will repost links here to keep the Shenzhen community informed.
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As we get back to the new normal and we are not as concerned about how many cases of the virus are in Shenzhen, we have also started a general Shenzhen live blog covering other news about the city.
Shenzhen Coronavirus Daily Updates:
Saturday, August 29th
Friday, August 28th
- Dozens of COVID-19 vaccines are in development. Here are the ones to follow.
- New checkpoint linking Shenzhen and Hong Kong opens
Thursday, August 27th
- HK: Government begins to relax social distancing measures in a gradual and orderly manner
- Citizens from These SE Asian Countries Are Allowed Back in China
Tuesday, August 25th
- World’s first coronavirus reinfection case confirmed in University of Hong Kong study
- HK: Curbs on restaurants, cinemas to ease from Friday
- The Costs Of An Over-Sanitized World – NOEMA
- A Pandemic Proof Bubble
Monday, August 24th
- New control point linking Hong Kong, Shenzhen to ease cross-boundary freight traffic
- Study: Masks Curb Spread Of Coronavirus, But Not All Are Equally Effective
Sunday, August 23rd
- Georgia Tech-Shenzhen Rolls Out Welcome Mat for First-Year Students Originally Bound for Atlanta
- Over 617,700 COVID-19 test samples collected in Shenzhen
- City reports one asymptomatic COVID-19 case
- Donate Blood in Hong Kong
Saturday, August 22nd
- Hong Kong blood bank makes urgent appeal as Covid-19 pandemic fears keep donors away, supplies dry up
- Hong Kong expecting 26 new Covid-19 cases, extending sub-100 run of daily infections to 20th day
- Is 2020 over?
- U.S. to allow air carriers to double flights to China
Friday August 21st
- Fauci on convalescent plasma, Covid-19 recovery, its long-term costs, and vaccines
- The Future of Cloud in a COVID-19 Era – Huawei
- 8.23: In Person Worship Resumes | Final Acts Devo: Keep Going
- Updated | Airlines announce int’l flight schedules for September
- Safe and Sealed gears up to greet Phuket visitors
Thursday August 20th
- Guangdong visas on track despite Shenzhen cases: Macau
- China Daily Cornavirus Live Blog
- Brazil sends investigators to Shenzhen over claim of coronavirus in chicken, newspaper says
- Binational Couples stand up for your love
- Hong Kong expected to record 18 new Covid-19 cases, lowest tally since July 7
Wednesday August 19th
Tuesday August 18th
- 1.2 Million Americans File For Unemployment—Roughly 55 Million Filed Since March
- Opinion: The life you thought you were going to have is gone – The Globe and Mail
- Shenzhen City reports three asymptomatic COVID-19 cases 深圳新增3例无症状感染者
- AP PHOTOS: Thai scientists catch bats to trace virus origins
Monday August 17th
- Can you catch COVID-19 from frozen or chilled food?
- No samples test positive following new COVID cases in Shenzhen
Sunday August 16th
- COVID-19 certificates needed for imported meat, aquatic products
- Hong Kong facing about 40 new Covid-19 cases as minister raises hopes of travel agreement with Macau and Guangdong
- 4 Test Positive for COVID-19 in Shenzhen
Saturday August 15th
- Updates on both domestic and international flights
- Shenzhen woman tests positive for COVID-19
- Chinese cities find coronavirus in frozen food imports, WHO downplays infection risk
- Shenzhen Mall in Lockdown After Coronavirus Case
- China mainland reports 22 new coronavirus cases on Aug 14 vs 30 a day earlier
- Robot chicken butchers, brought to you by Covid-19 | The Counter
- “All These Rich People Can’t Stop Themselves”: The Luxe Quarantine Lives of Silicon Valley’s Elite | Vanity Fair
- Government quietly drops 1.3m Covid tests from England tally | World news | The Guardian
Friday August 14th
- Hong Kong expecting 47 new Covid-19 cases, medical source says
- Tourists highly favor Zhuhai as Macao travel allowed
- Novel coronavirus detected on imported frozen chicken wings in Shenzhen
Thursday August 13th
- Hong Kong airport to reopen as transit hub for passengers arriving from mainland China for two months
- Hong Kong third wave: 67 new Covid-19 cases expected, source says, with city to resume transit flights from mainland China
Wednesday August 12th
- This is what coronavirus will do to our offices and homes
- Quarantine requirement lifted for Macao 从澳门进入内地人员今起无须接受隔离医学观察
- New Zealand reinstates coronavirus restrictions after first locally-transmitted case in 102 days
- Alyssa Milano says she’s losing her hair after battling Covid-19 for months
- Woman sentenced for breaching compulsory quarantine order
- CHP investigates 33 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19
- Man fined for breaching compulsory quarantine order
Tuesday August 11th
- Chinese Visa Centres Re-open in These Countries
- Visa Facilitation for Some Foreign Nationals with Valid Chinese Residence Permits
- Ron Klain: The Ebola Czar on COVID – Out of the Crisis Podcast
- The Great Distancing
- One in Three Americans Would Not Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Monday August 10th
- First Covid-19 vaccines due early 2021, but can they deliver as promised?
- Antarctica is the last continent without COVID-19. Scientists want to keep it that way.
Sunday August 9th
- How Countries in Asia Are Reopening Amid Travel Restrictions | Condé Nast Traveler
- Travelers to China must take nucleic test 5 days before boarding
- Detailed application procedure of expat invitation letter
Saturday August 8th
- Hong Kong third wave: Covid-19 tests on 30 close contacts of infected helper prove negative as city records 89 new infections
- Travel Advice Update:Quarantine arrangements on arrival in China – UK Consular
- Entry restrictions further tightened for travelers from HK
- Immigration Department service arrangement
- Creating the digital commons after COVID-19
Friday August 7th
- How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond
- Hong Kong third wave: dozens of domestic workers exposed to infected pair, officials say, as city confirms 95 new Covid-19 cases
- Government distributed approximately 28 million locally-produced masks to the public
Thursday August 6th
- Why Americans Fear the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Hong Kong third wave: Covid-19 death toll rises as city confirms 85 new infections and contagion fears raised over group of domestic helpers
Wednesday August 5th
- Shopping Addiction and COVID: The Amazon Addicts of Quarantine
- 7 Months in a COVID Travel Bubble [PODCAST]
- DAILY UPDATE: Timeline of countries’ reopening to international tourists
Tuesday August 4th
- Shenzhen Confirms one more imported COVID-19 case
- A Hongkong Post postman tested positive for COVID-19
- Hong Kong third wave: plans for at least two temporary coronavirus hospitals and expanded makeshift facilities will boost capacity by 2,400 beds
Monday August 3rd
- Virus testing professionals from Chinese mainland arrive in HK
- Mainland reports 49 newly confirmed cases
- And Now a Message from Mask Spokesman Bane from The Dark Knight Rises
Saturday August 1st
- Hong Kong third wave: mainland clinical teams heading to city to help with mass Covid-19 testing, temporary hospital at expo site
- Hong Kong third wave: more than 100 new Covid-19 cases expected again, as city leader apologises for full-day restaurant ban
Other Coronavirus Information
COVID-19 News Updates July Archive
COVID-19 News Updates June Archive
COVID-19 News Updates May Archive
COVID-19 News Updates April Archive
COVID-19 News Updates March Archive
COVID-19 News Updates Feb Archive
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