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2022-12-22 | Nanjing

Over the past weekend, we can see Nanjing is facing the first Covid surge, with more people experiencing symptoms, testing positive, and staying home. The K-12 school has switched to online mode, and the university has “encouraged” students to leave campus. Food and regular delivery have been disrupted, and the hospital is reported to have “insufficient medical staff”. Unfortunately, we did not see any official update and monitoring on the Covid cases from the official government source. We have collected information online and talked with relevant government officials, developing the following tips for your reference.

When will the pandemic peak in China?

So far, there is no scientific model to predict when the pandemic will peak in China national wide. In a press conference held in Guangzhou on December 19, experts predicted that the local epidemic will peak in early January 2023; Zhejiang also disclosed an official study that the epidemic is expected to peak in mid-January, not ruling out the possibility of an earlier arrival; In Jiangxi, it was reported the next wave of the epidemic will peak at the end of December this year and the beginning of January next year, reaching a peak around the Spring Festival. source.

Booster shots

Nanjing rolled out the new round of Covid booster shot plan, priority will be given to people at high risk of infection, people over 60 years old, people with more serious underlying diseases. You can check with your community medical center for more information. source

Purchasing medicines

From December 19, Nanjing put 2 million tablets of antipyretic drugs into market on daily basis, the public can buy 6 pills with medical insurance limit. Nanjing Foreign Affairs Office informed us that foreigner nationals also can purchase the pills using passports source

Labor management suggestions

How to deal with the new Covid-19 measures in the workplace？by DaWo Law Firm

From Zero-COVID to Living with COVID – What the Pivot Means for Businesses in China by our member, Dezan Shira & Associates

Analysis on the key points of Enterprise Labor and Employment Management under the New Ten epidemic Prevention policies in the Post-epidemic era-in Chinese后疫情时代，新十条防疫政策下企业劳动用工管理要点分析 CN by Yishi Law Firm

International arrival

it was shared online by recent international travelers entering China through Chengdu that some quarantine hotels in Chengdu have switched from the previous "5 + 3" to "2 + 3" quarantine time. That is, 2 days of centralized isolation plus 3 days of home isolation. But no official announcement/confirmation made on this change yet. source

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