Choosing to stay in Beijing? Here are enough family-friendly activities to keep the whole family entertained. Check back for daily updates. Visit The Beijinger for the latest updates on Coronavirus.
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Contents:
Where to Find Kids Face Masks
Daily Necessities: Groceries
Explaining Coronavirus To Your Kids
Hospitals
Venue Closures
Parks Are Still Open
Where to Find Kids Face Masks
We’ve been getting many requests about where to find face masks for kids.
Miniso – They’ve re-stocked their inventory of sanitizers and masks. Nevertheless, we encourage you to call a location before traveling there. 10 masks for RMB 10.
- Update: Sanlitun location is sold out.
BHG Supermarket – They have restocked on facemasks and carry brands including Blueair. But be ready to pay a hefty price. 3 Blueair masks cost RMB 69.
idMASK – Coming from Shanghai, idMASK will be delivering both adult and kids masks to Beijing throughout CNY. Please expect a 3-5 day turnaround time. Orders can be placed through WeChat ID: thomasthomasthomas87, and run RMB 299 for mask and one filter. Free delivery.
Wumai – The Wumai in Wangjing is back to normal operating hours though they insist that every customer wears a mask upon entry. Masks from Korea are available for RMB 89 for a pack of 5. Each customer is limited to purchasing 2 packs per day.
*Click here to see how to report face mask scammers.
Daily Necessities: Groceries
Jenny Lou:
January 24: 8 am-7 pm
January 25-27: 10am-7pm
January 28: back to normal
Jenny Wang (Pinnacle Plaza location:)
January 24: 7.30-6 pm
January 25-28: 10 am-6.30pm
January 29-30: 8.30 am-8.30pm
Get your groceries delivered with Mei Ri You Xian 每日优鲜. Find out how to use the app here.
Sherpa’s has stopped delivering but eleme 饿了么 is still working. Find out how to use the app here.
Hulu has introduced their own delivery service. Find out more here.
Explaining Coronavirus To Your Kids
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Created by Dr. Michael Yuan
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Created by Pickatale
Hospitals
There are 100 hospitals in Beijing with Fever Clinics, if you have a fever you must go to one of them. A full list (in Chinese) is here. If you use Baidu Maps, an easy way to find the nearest one to your current location is to do a search in Chinese for 发热门诊 (Fever Clinic). PS this currently is not applicable in DiDi’s search function (a search using DiDi did not result in complete results).
(2/5 3.35 pm) Dr. Mike Mehrvarz, Ph.D shares tips on how to help your kids cope with the anxiety of being in quarantine.
(1/30 6.31 pm) Beijing United Family Hospital (BJU) fever clinic has reopened after days of upgrading due to government request. It has now reopened and is available to patients.
Venue Closures (closed until further notice)
- Forbidden City
- Beijing Zoo
- Lama Temple
- Confucius Temple
- Badaling Great Wall
- Happy Valley Amusement Park
- Many movie theaters
- Shichahai (popularly known as Houhai)
Some open-air places you might not expect to be closed are in fact closing. If it has an entrance ticket or a gate around it, expect it to be closed. If you are indeed going out, it pays to double-check before you do. And if you do go out (and find something unexpectedly open or closed), please share that information in the comments below or send to WeChat: mwinchina
Parks in Beijing are still open until further notice.
- Ritan Park
- Tuanjiehu Park
- Rending Hu Park
- Beihai Park
- Zhongshan Park
- Chaoyang Park
- Qingnianhu Park
- Temple of Heaven
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