Content related to the coronavirus pandemic that began in 2019
China Lifts Re-Entry Restrictions for Foreigners
If you hold one of these types of visa, you’re now allowed to return to China.
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Getting Physical to Go Back to School: My Experience at BJU
Every student had to get a full physical, including a blood test, and it had to be done at Beijing United Family Hospital (BJU) in a very specific department, or it didn’t count.
Our Editorial Intern Transitions to University Life in 2020
If you had told me back at the beginning of the year that I would soon be writing for the media company that was my go-to source for all things Beijing, I wouldn’t have believed you.
To Leave or Not To Leave? Ministry of Education Fields Questions on October Holiday Travel for College Students and Staff
There have been several online discussions among college students on whether they can leave school during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays in October.
“I’m Finally Going Back to School!”
I’m headed to eighth grade this fall, with my fingers crossed in hopes that schools will be back to normal as soon as possible.
The New Normal: Life Abroad During COVID-19
The day that school finished for Chinese New Year, I left Beijing to visit my mother, who works as a journalist abroad in Israel. Back in January, Coronavirus was but a distant disease to us Beijingers.
“‘Corona!’, But I Held My Head High”
The thought of experiencing college life beforehand excited me. Unfortunately, as soon as I stepped through the door, I heard the professor exclaim from the front of the class: “I don’t want a Chinese in my class!” She paused for a moment before adding: “Because of the virus, you know.”
Buffets Are Back, but Are We Ready?
WIth COVID-19 turning the food and beverage industry upside down, germaphobe like me have some health and safety concerns we want answered before we’re comfortable picking up a plate and heading to the buffet again.
Masks: the Greatest Culture Shock Yet?
Because of COVID-19, masks have become every man’s new best friend. Leaving the house with a mask is the equivalent of remembering to bring keys. A year ago, this lifestyle would have been utterly unimaginable to most of the world. But for some people, it’s been this way for a long time. The Chinese, in particular, have a lengthy history when it comes to masks.
Beijing Risk Status Is Back to Level Three: Here’s What That Means
Beijing has surpassed the milestone of zero new cases for 14 days for the first time since the exposure to the novel coronavirus in the Xinfadi market caused a second COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, officials have reduced the city’s risk status to level three.