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4 years ago

Today in Covid: New Travel Restrictions Announced

Bummer. Some news for those returning to Shanghai from domestic travel. Via their official WeChat...

4 years ago

[How To]: Register When You Return to Shanghai

Yeah, this is a thing you have to do now...

4 years ago

Today in Covid: Dining in Restaurants to Return June 29

Shanghai restaurants are coming back…

4 years ago

Today In Covid: AirBnB Leaves China Market, Travel Rules Updated, Robot PCR Tests

As always… some good news, some bad news, some weird news.

4 years ago

Today in Covid: Freedom in Phases... Shanghai 'Back to Normal' in June?

Rounding up the latest from lockdown

4 years ago

Today in Covid: Going Silent, Airport Shuttles Suspended, and Outbound Pets News

It's always darkest before the dawn?

4 years ago

Today in Covid: Exit Passes, Lockdown Freedom End of May + More

Random updates from the front lines of lockdown…

4 years ago

Today In Covid: 5 Things That Make Us Think Things MIGHT Be Getting Better

So, four days lockdown, eh?

4 years ago

[How To:] Fly Out of Shanghai During Lockdown

***cue Mission Impossible music***

4 years ago

Today in Covid: Some People Are Free, Some Are Not, and More Lockdown Updates

If you've been scrolling down your phone all day — and who hasn't been spending the last...

4 years ago

Hey! Some People Have Had Their Lockdowns Lifted (!)

A few lucky buildings around town enter the “three area system” at the good end

4 years ago

End in Sight? City Government Outlines the Way Out of Lockdown.

At today's epidemic control press conference, Shanghai's vice mayor, Zong Ming, announced the...

4 years ago

[How To:] Get Your Nucleic Acid Test Code

Shanghai just simplified the QR Code, PCR test process. Read past the fold to see how to get your...

4 years ago

Puxi Lockdown Extended Until Further Notice

According to an announcement made on the city government's official WeChat platform, the lockdown...

4 years ago

What’s the Story Behind Those Black Background / White Text Images on WeChat Moments?  

If you've fired up your WeChat moments in the past 24 hours, you've probably come across this

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