This article was first published by: Beiguo Little Melon
Author: Melon Melon
I am Melon.
China’s comprehensive opening up is accelerating.
On December 14, Hong Kong announced:
"0+0" for overseas entry.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao
In other words, when entering from overseas,
does not need to be quarantined and can move freely immediately.
This means that
China’s door to the world has been opened.
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Hong Kong has become China's first "0" + "0" city.
The yellow code has been cancelled. Overseas arrivals are the same as local residents.
Only when diagnosed, the code will be converted to red.
The rest are all blue codes and normal activities.
At the same time, starting from 0:00 on December 9, the quarantine period of confirmed cases and close contacts will be shortened to 5 days.
On December 15, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Li Jiachao posted on his personal Weibo that there is a real possibility of customs clearance with the mainland in 2023.
At present, the quota of the "Health Station" of Hong Kong-Shenzhen continues to increase ,
Last week, an increase of 1,000 people/day was added,
Another 500 people/day were added on December 15th
At present, the quota is 2,500 people/day..
has also added a "care customs clearance quota" for some people who "urgently need to return to the mainland."
Eight categories of special persons, including the elderly over 70 years old, children 14 years old or younger without guardians in Hong Kong, pregnant women and their accompanying persons, can all get priority through customs.
Hong Kong has been completely liberalized, but what if Hong Kong returns to the mainland?
Now, traveling from Hong Kong to the mainland does not require a port nucleic acid test . You can pass directly with a 48-hour nucleic acid negative report!
Moreover, according to the Hong Kong media "Hong Kong 01" report: Although there is currently no official announcement,
is expected to be "0+3" as soon as next month, followed by
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Macau, followed closely.
Just now, Macau officially announced:
Starting from 0:00 on December 17, 2022, tourists entering Macau will no longer need to be quarantined in a centralized manner.
It turned out to be: 5 days of centralized quarantine + 3 days of home quarantine.
Starting today: 5 days of home quarantine + 3 days of departure restrictions.
Although restrictions such as the "48-hour nucleic acid negative certificate" and "no travel to the mainland within 9 days of entry" are still in place, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the pace of relaxation is getting faster and faster.
At the same time, many Chinese returning home said:
At present, the entry quarantine policy in some inland cities is suspected to have changed from "5+3" to "5+0".
Chengdu
Many netizens who have returned to China posted on social media:
Once the hotel quarantine in Shenzhen ends, you can leave freely. Without the "closed-loop transfer", "home (quarantine) is basically useless now."
In addition to Shenzhen and Chengdu, netizens in Shanghai , Guangxi and Nanjing also shared their experiences of "5+3" becoming "5+0", but none of them have been officially confirmed.
We do not believe or spread rumors.
As long as there is no official announcement, we will not believe it for the time being.
However, the following is true.
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The number of flights returning from overseas has increased sharply, and air tickets have dropped sharply~
Melon made a rough summary:
From now to March 25, 2023,
Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines international routes have all increased significantly,
among them, Air China and China Southern Airlines have increased by 100% and 68% month-on-month!
In addition, Air New Zealand , Qantas, Air Canada , etc. have all added flights to China starting from next month.
At the same time, the price of overseas returns to China has plummeted!
For example:
One month ago, the air ticket back to Canada was still $5,000.
Now, the air ticket back to China in February is as low as $860.
It has basically returned to the pre-epidemic level.
Is China really going to completely open its doors?
At present, it seems that the door will be opened sooner or later.
The key is time.
Previously, internal sources reportedly told " South China Morning Post " that China may make bigger changes around on January 22 next year.
By then, it is possible that entering China will no longer need to undergo a 5-day quarantine, but will only need a 3-day medical test.
This is the 0+3 that has recently gone viral on the Internet!
Some people also said that it was January 9th.
However, we consulted relevant airport staff and
had not received official notification as of the time of Melon's publication.
Although the specific date is different, many voices are currently shouting:
January 2023.
Faced with this situation,
overseas people who are looking forward to returning are ecstatic,
domestic life workers are very worried,
all the spearheads point to:
China's door, which has been closed for three years, is slowly opening.
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At present, what is the situation abroad?
gets scolded every time he answers this question.
The situation in each country and region is different, and there will be discrepancies.
Therefore, I only talk about North America here, what I saw.
At present, the infection rate in New York City in the United States has reached its highest level in several months, and tent hospitals have appeared in some areas; in Canada, 2,000 people have been hospitalized with the new crown in Quebec, the highest number since October.
1. Like China, North America is currently short of medicine.
This is December 16th, California The counter of a chain drug store
Children's cold medicine and cough medicine are all out of stock
This is a previous shot of a drug chain in Alberta, Canada The store
all children's antipyretics, cough medicines and cold medicines are out of stock.
After the situation has continued for several months,
the government said it has urgently transferred 500 million bottles of common cold and fever medicines for children from abroad. They just arrived this week and were distributed to pharmacies in various regions. The situation has eased, but it has not yet been completely resolved.
COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are a triple attack.
Cold, cough and children's fever-reducing and analgesic medicines are in tight supply.
Nielsen data shows: Americans spent nearly $12 billion on cough and cold medicines in the past year, an increase of nearly 30% from a year ago.
Upper respiratory tract infections are surging, and sales of cold and cough medicines have increased by 35%.
In addition to the deaths of tens of thousands of elders, this is also one of the costs of openness.
2. Hospitals are under great pressure, especially pediatrics.
Recently, the White House released the "Contingency Plan for the New Crown Surge This Winter."
The latest data shows:
Since December, the number of confirmed cases and hospitalizations reported in the United States for COVID-19 has been on the rise.
Due to the surge in pediatric patients, the pressure on Children's Hospital has doubled. The data also shows that COVID-19 wastewater levels and hospitalizations have continued to rise in recent weeks, although the numbers are slightly lower than the same period last year.
This is Chicago 17-month-old baby Andrea Bell (Andrea Bell), who was born with spina bifida. She developed respiratory failure 12 hours after being infected with the new coronavirus, and was subsequently put on a ventilator.
Andrea Bell
Fortunately, after rescue, the child survived.
But there are still many "vulnerable groups" like this all over the world.
In addition to the "silver-haired groups" mentioned a few days ago,
children also need to be properly protected.
3. COVID-19 is killing people.
COVID-19, also known as COVID-19 sequelae, refers to a series of long-term symptoms that some people experience after being infected with the COVID-19 virus.
Today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the first statistics on the number of deaths from COVID-19: COVID-19 has killed at least 3,544 Americans.
According to data analysis, The vast majority of the deceased with COVID-19 are the elderly, and about 75% of the deceased are over 65 years old.
CDC stated that the new coronavirus infection itself has caused more than 1 million deaths in the United States.
COVID-19 symptoms, including fatigue, brain fog, heart and breathing problems, have affected as many as 23 million people in the United States, with varying degrees of severity, for which there is currently no standard treatment.
However, experts believe that this data may be seriously underestimated .
4, vaccine can be administered
On December 13, the Commonwealth Fund released a report: The United States has administered 655 million doses of new crown vaccine in the past two years, and has prevented more than 3 million deaths.
If the government had not promoted vaccination on a large scale, the number of people infected with the disease in the United States would have been 1.5 times higher than now, the number of hospitalizations would have increased by 3.8 times, and the number of deaths would have increased by 4.1 times.
vaccine cannot prevent infection, but it can effectively prevent severe disease.
Especially the "vulnerable groups" can be beaten as much as they can.
After all, there is no better way now.
Melon said
The first wave of impact after the opening was stronger than we imagined.
Most of Melon’s friends in China seem to be infected. I wonder how your side is doing?
At present, everyone’s focus seems to be on big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, but in fact, based on the current three-year epidemic quagmire in North America, China’s real challenge may lie in rural .
1. Spring Festival travel is about to begin. In 38 days, hundreds of millions of people will flock to the countryside. In addition to the longing that they have not seen for three years, there is also the virus .
2022 Spring Festival at a glance
2. Many elderly people and children are left behind in rural areas. Many elderly people are reluctant to even see them when they are sick. Basic diseases are common, and they belong to areas with a dense concentration of "vulnerable groups".
3. Once you get sick, there are few medical resources in villages and towns. Many health centers even have only a handful of ICU and ventilators. Once the epidemic breaks out, the medical pressure will be huge.
It is urgent to protect this group of "vulnerable groups".
Fortunately, the country has already begun to take action.
Yesterday, The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council issued the "Work Plan for Strengthening the Prevention, Control and Health Services of the New Coronavirus Epidemic in Rural Areas": a series of policy measures such as standardizing the wearing of masks, increasing the vaccination rate of the elderly, and strengthening the reserve of necessary drugs and antigen detection kits in counties.
There is no turning back.
After three years, this level must be overcome.
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