What's the government response timeline for China?

Disclose 44 cases of uncertern-reason pneumonia http://m.haiwainet.cn/middle/3541351/2020/0103/content_31693765_1.html

According to the notification of Wuhan health commission, 121 close contacts have been traced and put under medical observation. Source: http://wjw.wuhan.gov.cn/xwzx_28/gsgg/202004/t20200430_1199588.shtml

Wuhan Municipal Health Commission advises residents to avoid enclosed public venues where people gather, wear masks as necessary, and seek medical consultations in time in case of fever and respiratory infection symptoms. Source: http://wjw.wuhan.gov.cn/xwzx_28/gsgg/202004/t20200430_1199589.shtml

According to the notification of Wuhan health commission, serious contact tracing is being pursued. 163 close contacts have been traced and put under medical observation. Source: http://wjw.wuhan.gov.cn/xwzx_28/gsgg/202004/t20200430_1199589.shtml

nucleic acid detection of the new corona virus was completed and shared to Virologic.org and GenBank. http://china.caixin.com/2020-01-20/101506244.html

According to the notification of Wuhan health commission, serious contact tracing is being pursued. 739 close contacts have been traced and put under medical observation. Source: http://wjw.wuhan.gov.cn/xwzx_28/gsgg/202004/t20200430_1199591.shtml

The Wuhan Municpal Health Commission pushes Q&A on the emerging disease through its official wechat account on the social media. Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA3MzU2ODQzMQ%3D%3D&=&mid=2651532576&=&idx=1&=&sn=7705e2730ae366d1106c0263c41e9677&=&chksm=84f294e0b3851df6543e93b53674dc01c063cd49a26d20979d512bb2ebcc5a84a9be119a7936

national health commission of PRC sends high-level expert team to Wuhan http://china.caixin.com/2020-01-20/101506244.html

"To qualify for the test, patients need to meet certain criteria, such as having symptoms of fever and pneumonia, and a surge in patients means it is “impossible to conduct the test right away,” an official at the Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention told Reuters." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-testing-insight/confusion-and-lost-time-how-testing-woes-slowed-chinas-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN1ZQ21K

Mass gatherings shall be reduced to the greatest extent. Source: http://www.nhc.gov.cn/wjw/xwdt/202001/ad36526a13dd4c5e93ab9a9f8122ab7f.shtml

The Wuhan Government shall reduce mass gatherings to the greatest extent. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/sy/whyw/202003/t20200316_960170.shtml

Different cities do so at different times. Here is Fuqing http://www.fuqing.gov.cn/xjwz/zwgk/gzdt/202001/t20200130_3190968.htm

To sever the transmission chain, public transport and taxi services in Wuhan is suspended. Source: ; http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202003/t20200316_972445.shtml

Wuhan residents forbidden to leave https://m.sohu.com/a/368844312_459893/

"Measures were taken to ensure that all cases were treated, and close contacts were isolated and put under medical observation." https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-china-joint-mission-on-covid-19-final-report.pdf

The National Health Commission maintains a dedicated website on prevention and control of covid-19 covering daily official notifications on the situation, news, policy announcements, public health education and Q&As. Similar contents are also pushed through its official wechat account on the social media in different formats including videos and infographics. Earliest archived links on 25 Jan: 20200125111315/ http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/xxgzbd/gzbd_index.shtml ; 20200125131140/ http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/xxgzbd/gzbd_index.shtml ; 20200125171110/ http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/xxgzbd/gzbd_index.shtml ; 20200515072508/ https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5NjI2ODA4Mw%3D%3D&=&mid=2653026291&=&idx=1&=&sn=30c83ca6019e9d72171b112ff37f4e02&=&chksm=bd3e86af8a490fb93b1b9d84fcb3981d4bed57f30e8b8e822eaef86f3552e178993e39db6028 ; */ https://wemp.app/accounts/56c44cd4-9e6a-4aa1-aa0f-a1118c43d617?page=293

http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2020-01/27/c_1125504548.htm?spm=zm5056-001.0.0.1.A6uMqd

The State Council announced that the Spring Festival holiday would be extended to 2 Feburary. Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2020-01/27/c_1125504548.htm?spm=zm5056-001.0.0.1.A6uMqd

"The Chinese are currently only testing people who are sick enough to seek medical care because they have pneumonia — a criterion that automatically excludes anyone on the mild end of the disease spectrum." https://www.statnews.com/2020/01/30/limited-data-may-skew-assumptions-severity-coronavirus-outbreak/

Huanggang Municipality in Hubei Province restricts residents from leaving homes. Each household is allowed to send one member to buy groceries once every other day only. Source: http://news.stcn.com/2020/0201/15620810.shtml ; http://www.rfi.fr/tw/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/20200201-%E7%96%AB%E6%83%85%E5%9A%B4%E7%AB%A3-%E6%B9%96%E5%8C%97%E9%BB%83%E5%B2%A1%E5%AF%A6%E6%96%BD%E6%96%B0%E6%8E%AA%E6%96%BD-%E9%99%90%E5%88%B6%E5%B1%85%E6%B0%91%E5%A4%96%E5%87%BA

Workplace shall not resume operation before midnight of 9 February in most provinces including Beijing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Ningxia, Shangdong, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Anhui, Yunnan, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian, Chongqing, Guizhou. Resumption of individual workplace can be subject to further local approval. Source: http://www.beijing.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengcefagui/202001/t20200131_1622070.html?from=singlemessage ; http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-01/29/content_5472946.htm ; http://www.gd.gov.cn/gdywdt/gdyw/content/post_2879851.html ; http://www.jiangsu.gov.cn/art/2020/1/29/art_60095_8957083.html ; http://www.zj.gov.cn/art/2020/1/27/art_1554467_41858317.html ; http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-02/02/content_5473879.htm ; https://www.sohu.com/a/375224930_213270

Hongshan District of Wuhan restricts residents from leaving homes. Each household is allowed to send one member to go out to buy groceries once every three days only. http://www.wuhan.com/xinwen/38455.html

recover in inter-city transportation other than Hubei https://www.sohu.com/a/371562713_180330

Workplace shall not resume operation before midnight of 9 February in most provinces including Beijing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Ningxia, Shangdong, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Anhui, Yunnan, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian, Chongqing, Guizhou. Resumption of individual workplace can be subject to further local approval. Source: http://www.beijing.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengcefagui/202001/t20200131_1622070.html?from=singlemessage ; http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-01/29/content_5472946.htm ; http://www.gd.gov.cn/gdywdt/gdyw/content/post_2879851.html ; http://www.jiangsu.gov.cn/art/2020/1/29/art_60095_8957083.html ; http://www.zj.gov.cn/art/2020/1/27/art_1554467_41858317.html ; http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-02/02/content_5473879.htm ; https://www.sohu.com/a/375224930_213270

Wuhan implements strict management of residential quarters and restricts residents from going out. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202003/t20200316_972539.shtml

Wuhan implements strict management of residential quarters and restricts residents from going out. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202003/t20200316_972539.shtml

Wuhan implements strict management of residential quarters and restricts residents from going out. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202003/t20200316_972539.shtml

All public gatherings must be suspended and all public venues that are not absolutely necessary must be closed. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202003/t20200316_972568.shtml

All public gatherings must be suspended and all public venues that are not absolutely necessary must be closed. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202003/t20200316_972568.shtml

All residential quarters in Hubei Province will implement the strictest closed management and restrict residents from going out. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202003/t20200316_972568.shtml

China adopted a policy of early identification, early isolation, early diagnosis, and early treatment. This meant a liberal clinical testing regimen that allowed clinicians to test with a low index of suspicion. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-china-joint-mission-on-covid-19-final-report.pdf

Erzhou requires residents to stay home and allow application for delivery of groceries once every 4 days. Source: https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1658767490013379277&wfr=spider&for=pc

"China has a policy of meticulous case and contact identification for COVID-19. For example, in Wuhan more than 1800 teams of epidemiologists, with a minimum of 5 people/team, are tracing tens of thousands of contacts a day... As of 17 February, in Shenzhen City, among 2842 identified close contacts, 2842 (100%) were traced and 2240 (72%) have completed medical observation. Among the close contacts, 88 (2.8%) were found to be infected with COVID-19." https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-china-joint-mission-on-covid-19-final-report.pdf

some provinces quanratine passengers from Japan and Korean http://k.sina.com.cn/article_3039348212_b528c5f401900ql04.html

quanratine all import passengers http://k.sina.com.cn/article_6456450127_180d59c4f02000wrsc.html?from=news&subch=onews

Public transport services resume in some cities in Hubei Province. Link: http://www.hubei.gov.cn/zhuanti/2020/gzxxgzbd/sz/202003/t20200315_2181911.shtml

Some inter-city transport services resume in Hubei Province. Link: http://www.hubei.gov.cn/zhuanti/2020/gzxxgzbd/sz/202003/t20200315_2181911.shtml

"Over 1.5 million students in their final year of senior and junior high schools in China's Guizhou Province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region returned to school Monday, as the coronavirus spread has been basically curbed. Over 2,400 high schools in southwest China's Guizhou reopened, involving more than 990,000 students, the provincial education department said." http://www.china.org.cn/china/2020-03/17/content_75823811.htm Schools set to open 7th April. https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1184165.shtml

90% people return to work except Hubei https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1661379902772644058&wfr=spider&for=pc

Some provinces in china had restrictions eased after the 25th. https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/120581983/china-further-eases-restrictions-that-kept-millions-at-home-in-coronavirus-epicentre

different cities have different time http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-01/29/content_5472946.htm http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-02/02/content_5473879.htm Beijing and Shanghai come out of lockdown on Wednesday 25th. https://blooloop.com/news/china-coronavirus-lockdown-lifted-hubei/, https://www.ft.com/content/96eba8ff-3b99-4e71-8df4-7e4ea70c6869

Public transport closed in Wuhan: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/chinas-coronavirus-lockdown-strategy-brutal-but-effective

China to lift travel restrictions from wuhan in april: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesasquith/2020/03/27/china-to-lift-travel-restrictions-from-april-8-residents-in-wuhan-will-be-allowed-to-travel-again/#443324ce2e32

Wuhan municipal bureau of commerce announced on 20 March that grocery outlets in residential communities and villages without existing confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases can resume business. Each household can send one person a day to go shopping daily necessities with a one-time pass certificate or an electronic health code. Each shopping trip will be limited to within two hours. Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/24/c_138912540.htm ; http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-03/21/content_5493803.htm

"Wuhan, the Chinese city hardest hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak, will lift outbound travel restrictions from April 8 after over two months of lockdown, local authorities said March 24." http://english.www.gov.cn/news/topnews/202003/24/content_WS5e79a52bc6d0c201c2cbf50f.html

"The central Chinese city of Wuhan, hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, reopens commercial outlets to residents in an orderly manner. Commercial outlets in residential communities and villages without existing confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases can resume business, according to the Wuhan municipal bureau of commerce." http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/24/c_138912540.htm

"Worried that international travelers might trigger a second wave of coronavirus infections, China announced late Thursday night that it was suspending practically all entry to the country by foreigners and was halting almost all international passenger flights as well." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/asia/china-virus-travel-ban.html

Public transport restrictions lifted from Saturday 28th: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-wuhan/chinas-wuhan-where-the-coronavirus-emerged-begins-to-lift-its-lockdown-idUSKBN21F0B9

"Wuhan, the central Chinese city once at the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, has reopened more bus routes on March 29, as the city gets its public transportation system back on track. The city with a population of some 11 million has added 36 bus routes in the downtown area, bringing the total number to 180, while other districts are allowed to resume bus routes gradually starting from March 29, according to the local transport authority." http://english.www.gov.cn/news/topnews/202003/29/content_WS5e803509c6d0c201c2cbfbb8.html

Chinas Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism announced efforts to intensify the screening of asymptomatic cases. https://www.chinadailyhk.com/article/126119

"In accordance with the needs of resumption of production, resumption of production and resumption of market, each district can make appropriate adjustments to the sites that used physical isolation during the period when the community was closed." http://www.wh.gov.cn/hbgovinfo/zwgk_8265/tzgg/202004/t20200403_308397.html

The Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a statement saying that "local governments may suspend Tomb-sweeping day [April 4, 2020] activities, in accordance with the local epidemic control situation" (source: http://english.www.gov.cn/statecouncil/ministries/202003/24/content_WS5e793fdbc6d0c201c2cbf448.html). At the local level, many cities (like Shantou and Shenzhen among others in Guandong province) have issued guidance telling people not to attend on-site Tomb-sweeping activities and suggested online/remote services instead. ( http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2020-03-16/doc-iimxxstf9427472.shtml)

"Local schools in Shanghai that have been closed in an effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus will reopen starting April 27, the director of the city’s education commission said on Thursday." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-shanghai/shanghai-set-to-reopen-schools-after-coronavirus-closures-idUSKCN21R0PP "Shanghai, most of China to reopen schools by end of April, Beijing and Hubei yet to decide" https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-04-09/Shanghai-most-of-China-reopen-schools-by-end-of-April-Pyp87FuTpm/index.html

With effect from 8 April, Wuhan will lift lock down measures. Residents are requested not to leave their neighbourhoods unless absolutely necessary, and not to participate in any gatherings. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202004/t20200414_999364.shtml

"Public buses and the subway system have restarted, although they often seem to have few passengers." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/world/asia/wuhan-coronavirus.html

With effect from 8 April, Wuhan lifts lock down measures to resume daily life and production in an orderly manner. Cinemas, theatres and entertainment venues remain closed. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202004/t20200414_999364.shtml

Wuhan lockdown ended on April 8, and on that same day the Hubei provincial government published an article saying it was still “necessary for every citizen to actively cooperate and self-discipline, not to gather or get together". Source: http://www.hubei.gov.cn/zhuanti/2020/gzxxgzbd/kp/202004/t20200408_2207424.shtml (archived: http://www.hubei.gov.cn/zhuanti/2020/gzxxgzbd/kp/202004/t20200408_2207424.shtml)

Wuhan lockdown ended on April 8, and on that same day the Hubei provincial government published an article saying it was still “necessary for every citizen to actively cooperate and self-discipline, not to gather or get together". Source: http://www.hubei.gov.cn/zhuanti/2020/gzxxgzbd/kp/202004/t20200408_2207424.shtml (archived: http://www.hubei.gov.cn/zhuanti/2020/gzxxgzbd/kp/202004/t20200408_2207424.shtml)

Residents are advised not to leave their neighbourhoods unless absolutely necessary after the lifting of lockdown on 8 April. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202004/t20200414_999364.shtml

Residents are advised not to leave Wuhan municipality or Hubei province unless absolutely necessary after the lifting of lockdown on 8 April. Source: http://www.wuhan.gov.cn/zwgk/tzgg/202004/t20200414_999364.shtml

"It also announced it would indefinitely extend its ban on foreigners entering or transiting." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/07/china-reports-zero-daily-deaths-from-coronavirus-for-the-first-time-since-january

"Local schools in Shanghai that have been closed in an effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus will reopen starting April 27, the director of the city’s education commission said on Thursday." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-shanghai/shanghai-set-to-reopen-schools-after-coronavirus-closures-idUSKCN21R0PP "Shanghai, most of China to reopen schools by end of April, Beijing and Hubei yet to decide" https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-04-09/Shanghai-most-of-China-reopen-schools-by-end-of-April-Pyp87FuTpm/index.html

"With long lines of cars streaming through expressway toll gates and passengers boarding trains, the megacity of Wuhan in central China started lifting outbound travel restrictions from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19." http://english.wh.gov.cn/sy_3576/tpxw_1/202004/t20200409_308955.html

Maintaining extensive contact tracing in certain areas, including Wuhan. "Sun said people should not drop their guard or lower the containment standards to guarantee that nothing goes wrong." http://english.wh.gov.cn/sy_3576/tpxw_1/202004/t20200409_308953.html

As of April 11, special measures have been introduced to facilitate access to unemployment insurance payments. These include relaxed application deadlines and certification requirements as well as new online application forms. (1.) However, benefits remain inaccessible to a large portion of the population without formal employment contracts or unemployment insurance policies. (2.) (1.) http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-04/11/content_5501214.htm (2.) https://p.dw.com/p/3aolH

Suifenhe city: cancel all gathering events. http://news.cnr.cn/native/city/20200412/t20200412_525050612.shtml source in Chinese.

"Wuhan is testing liberally as it tries to get back up and running after lifting a 76-day lockdown last week. The term “nucleic acid test” has become a familiar one in the city of 11 million people, where many companies are asking workers to present test results before they can return to work, although it is not mandatory." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-wuhan-testin/getting-a-coronavirus-test-in-wuhan-fast-cheap-and-easy-idUSKCN21W0C5

Beijing municipality: entertainment venues and internet cafes are instructed not to resume business for the moment. Source: http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-04/18/content_5503963.htm

Beijing municipality: large-scale sport events and exhibitions remain suspended. Source: http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-04/18/content_5503963.htm

Ministry of Health issues notice on 18 April, calling all parts of the country to increase testing capacities & ensure testing accuracy. (Didn't specify exactly what testing framework but I think it implies that testings are generally available? ) http://www.nhc.gov.cn/yzygj/s7659/202004/17ef601ffa9f4837a918930af0cc42db.shtml http://www.nhc.gov.cn/yzygj/s3594/202004/46acc9820b0a458ea1a51baf73ff61e2.shtml source in Chinese

Hubei province: Yang Yunyan, vice-governor of Hubei province states that cinemas, chess rooms, games halls, internet cafes, disco rooms, pubs, KTVs, indoor swimming pools, and likewise indoor entertainment venues remain closed until further notice. Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2020-04/20/c_1125877960.htm

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/chinas-new-coronavirus-cases-fall-eyes-on-northeastern-province-idUSKBN22101K As of 19 Apr. Reuters. To help contain the outbreak, the Heilongjiang government is cautioning against family gatherings, cross infections at hospitals, and slow reporting in epidemic investigations, it said on the provincial government’s website.

Harbin city: Decree carried out on 22 April to ban family gatherings, gatherings at public venues, gatherings at public transport, gatherings at workplace; and to cancel public performances, sporting events, forums, and exhibitions. http://www.hlj.gov.cn/zwfb/system/2020/04/22/010924440.shtml source in Chinese.

The city of Qiqihar barred outsiders from visiting neighborhoods and warned residents against traveling to Harbin. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/world/asia/china-coronavirus-new-infections.html?_ga=2.159245683.832945493.1589488539-420940905.1583249510

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52441152 “Shanghai welcomed back pupils in their final years of middle and high school, while Beijing allowed students preparing for China's university entrance exam in July to return.” “Wuhan, the city where the outbreak began late last year, is set to reopen high schools on 6 May.”

"Express entry channels" established between South Korea and 10 provinces in China. Source: http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2020/05-01/9173425.shtml

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/harbin-city-shuts-eateries-coronavirus-curbs-ease-elsewhere-in-china-idUSKBN22E07B As of 2 May, Reuters. “Harbin, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang and its biggest city, said it temporarily suspended dine-in services for all eateries, reported the official CCTV citing an emergency epidemic prevention notice.” “While mainland China reported only one case on Saturday and crowds returned to some of its most famous tourist attractions for the 5-day May holiday, the northern province of Heilongjiang is hunkering down to prevent further clusters from forming.” “The province has already banned entry to residential zones by non-locals and vehicles registered elsewhere. It had also ordered isolation for those arriving from outside China or key epidemic areas.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/harbin-city-shuts-eateries-coronavirus-curbs-ease-elsewhere-in-china-idUSKBN22E07B As of 2 May, Reuters. “Harbin, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang and its biggest city, said it temporarily suspended dine-in services for all eateries, reported the official CCTV citing an emergency epidemic prevention notice.” “While mainland China reported only one case on Saturday and crowds returned to some of its most famous tourist attractions for the 5-day May holiday, the northern province of Heilongjiang is hunkering down to prevent further clusters from forming.” “The province has already banned entry to residential zones by non-locals and vehicles registered elsewhere. It had also ordered isolation for those arriving from outside China or key epidemic areas.”

Shulan city in Jilin Province has been marked a high-risk area, the only place in China currently with that designation. Shulan has imposed a lockdown on its 600,000 residents. Schools that have resumed will revert to online-teaching. Public services and entertainment venues are suspended. Source: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-wuhan-reports-first-coronavirus-cluster-since-lifting-lockdown-idUKKBN22N02F ; http://www.jl.gov.cn/szfzt/jlzxd/jlzxd/202005/t20200511_7206817.html

Shulan city in Jilin Province has been marked a high-risk area, the only place in China currently with that designation. Shulan has imposed a lockdown on its 600,000 residents. Public services and entertainment venues are suspended. Source: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-wuhan-reports-first-coronavirus-cluster-since-lifting-lockdown-idUKKBN22N02F ; http://www.jl.gov.cn/szfzt/jlzxd/jlzxd/202005/t20200511_7206817.html

Shulan city in Jilin Province has been marked a high-risk area, the only place in China currently with that designation. Shulan has imposed a lockdown on its 600,000 residents. In principle, residents should not leave home and should not gather except for essential work, livelihood and medical needs. Public services and entertainment venues are suspended. Source: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-wuhan-reports-first-coronavirus-cluster-since-lifting-lockdown-idUKKBN22N02F ; http://www.jl.gov.cn/szfzt/jlzxd/jlzxd/202005/t20200511_7206817.html

Shulan city in Jilin Province has been marked a high-risk area, the only place in China currently with that designation. Shulan has imposed a lockdown on its 600,000 residents. In principle, residents should not leave home and should not gather except for essential work, livelihood and medical needs. Public services and entertainment venues are suspended. Source: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-wuhan-reports-first-coronavirus-cluster-since-lifting-lockdown-idUKKBN22N02F ; http://www.jl.gov.cn/szfzt/jlzxd/jlzxd/202005/t20200511_7206817.html

Public transport services in Shulan city are suspended from 10 May. Link: http://jl.sina.cn/news/jcxw/2020-05-09/detail-iirczymk0763162.d.html?wm=3049_0016&from=qudao

Shulan city in Jilin Province has been marked a high-risk area, the only place in China currently with that designation. Shulan has imposed a lockdown on its 600,000 residents, with just one member of a household being allowed out each day to buy necessities. In principle, residents should not leave home and should not gather except for essential work, livelihood and medical needs. Public services and entertainment venues are suspended. Source: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-wuhan-reports-first-coronavirus-cluster-since-lifting-lockdown-idUKKBN22N02F ; http://www.jl.gov.cn/szfzt/jlzxd/jlzxd/202005/t20200511_7206817.html

Shulan city in Jilin Province has been marked a high-risk area, the only place in China currently with that designation. Shulan has imposed a lockdown on its 600,000 residents. In addition, trains to and from Shulan City are suspended. Sources: https://www.jfdaily.com/news/detail?id=246302 ; https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-wuhan-reports-first-coronavirus-cluster-since-lifting-lockdown-idUKKBN22N02F ; http://www.jl.gov.cn/szfzt/jlzxd/jlzxd/202005/t20200511_7206817.html

Wuhan plans to test its entire population of 11 million people for Covid-19 in 10 days, state media report. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-52629213 ; https://www.sohu.com/a/395101827_162758?scm=1002.3e003b.f501c7.0-0&_f=index_betapagehotnews_1&spm=smpc.content.tw.1.1589490109033przoe9P

12th May China’s state-run benefit system covers only a small portion of the country’s unemployed. China’s state-run unemployment benefit system gave financial support to only 2.3 million people in the first quarter of 2020, with each applicant eligible for a payment of around 1,350 yuan (US$190) per month on average. The government also only provided help to 67,000 of China’s millions of laid-off migrant workers. http://archive.vn/7HhqL

Shulan has stepped up the lockdown measures. Selected communities with confirmed or suspected cases are completely closed. Residents in are restricted from going out, and groceries will be delivered. For other communites, just one member of a household is allowed to go out every other day to buy necessities. Link: https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1667361354957111622&wfr=spider&for=pc

21st May China’s government is extending loan relief measures for the nation’s smaller businesses by nine months, giving further reprieve to trillions of yuan of troubled loans. Small and medium-sized businesses can delay their interest and principal payments to the end of March 2021, from an original deadline of June 30, according to the text of Premier Li Keqiang’s annual policy address on Friday. Postponement Measures for Loan Principal and Interest Repayment for Medium and Small Sized Enterprises Postpone repayment for a certain period without penalty but no later than June 30, 2020, http://archive.vn/uTMnx http://archive.vn/rSvFZ http://archive.vn/SofPj Cannot find any measures regarding Chinese government preventing evictions, or preventing utilities from being cut off.

In Shulan, where a high-level lockdown has been in place since a local COVID19 cluster emerged on May 11, high school students in their final year have been allowed to resume their studies in the classroom in preparation for the Gaokao examination. The students have been tested for COVID19 before entering the school, which is still operated in a 'closed' way with high-level precautions; students will stay at the school while preparing for their examinations for the next 33 days. http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2020/06-03/9202025.shtml

On June 3, the lockdown in Shulan city, Jilin province, was changed from high- to low-level. Local districts are now expected to monitor the situation and adjust their policies according to whether or not there are active cases. Districts with active cases must continue to follow strict lockdown rules. https://archive.vn/TAkeb

A local outbreak in Beijing has led to the closure of schools in many districts. https://archive.vn/MREU2

After the emergence of a local outbreak in Beijing, travel to and from the city is being restricted. https://archive.vn/HW4VV

https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 IMF Key Policy Responses as of June 25, 2020 "The government has also taken multiple steps to limit tightening in financial conditions, including measured forbearance to provide financial relief to affected households, corporates, and regions facing repayment difficulties."

No change in policy in Beijing found. However, authorities have announced class-resuming arrangements for non-senior students in high schools in Wuhan. Schools will reopen on July 10 for senior high school freshmen and sophomores, including those in secondary vocational and technical schools. Link: http://english.www.gov.cn/news/topnews/202006/30/content_WS5efb3d45c6d05a0f897066d4.html

Public events still remain cancelled. https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202007/10/WS5f07c0f8a3108348172587a0.html

strict controls on internal travel between cities remains on people from medium and high-risk areas. Link: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3092796/coronavirus-beijing-eases-travel-limits-after-five-days-no-new

Singapore and China’s fast lane agreement is still on. Link: https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/media-centre/news-alert/?id=is5rire4

no change in policy https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19

‘Wartime” lockdown measures announced on 17 July for the city of Urumqi , the capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Shopping malls and hotels closed. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53443500 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/covid-19-outbreak-in-xinjiang-spreads-to-second-chinese-city

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/covid-19-outbreak-in-xinjiang-spreads-to-second-chinese-city (couldn't archive due to some issue) Measures announced on Sunday for the Tianshan district of Urumqi included mass health screenings, and some public transport and most flights into the city were stopped on Saturday. Group activities have been suspended and people were warned against unnecessary travel outside the city. District authorities have also “strengthened [housing] compound management”, including tighter controls over who goes in and out, carrying out a comprehensive disinfection of the public areas of the community, providing contactless delivery services and help purchasing daily necessities. Beijing, meanwhile, has gone 14 days without a case of local transmission, and city authorities on Sunday said they were downgrading the emergency response level from 2 to 3. The move is largely symbolic, with many measures remaining in place including mandatory social distancing, temperature checks and 14-day quarantines for passengers arriving from abroad.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/covid-19-outbreak-in-xinjiang-spreads-to-second-chinese-city (couldn't archive due to some issue) Measures announced on Sunday for the Tianshan district of Urumqi included mass health screenings, and some public transport and most flights into the city were stopped on Saturday. Group activities have been suspended and people were warned against unnecessary travel outside the city. District authorities have also “strengthened [housing] compound management”, including tighter controls over who goes in and out, carrying out a comprehensive disinfection of the public areas of the community, providing contactless delivery services and help purchasing daily necessities. Beijing, meanwhile, has gone 14 days without a case of local transmission, and city authorities on Sunday said they were downgrading the emergency response level from 2 to 3. The move is largely symbolic, with many measures remaining in place including mandatory social distancing, temperature checks and 14-day quarantines for passengers arriving from abroad.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/covid-19-outbreak-in-xinjiang-spreads-to-second-chinese-city (couldn't archive due to some issue) Measures announced on Sunday for the Tianshan district of Urumqi included mass health screenings, and some public transport and most flights into the city were stopped on Saturday. Group activities have been suspended and people were warned against unnecessary travel outside the city. District authorities have also “strengthened [housing] compound management”, including tighter controls over who goes in and out, carrying out a comprehensive disinfection of the public areas of the community, providing contactless delivery services and help purchasing daily necessities. Beijing, meanwhile, has gone 14 days without a case of local transmission, and city authorities on Sunday said they were downgrading the emergency response level from 2 to 3. The move is largely symbolic, with many measures remaining in place including mandatory social distancing, temperature checks and 14-day quarantines for passengers arriving from abroad.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/covid-19-outbreak-in-xinjiang-spreads-to-second-chinese-city (couldn't archive due to some issue) Measures announced on Sunday for the Tianshan district of Urumqi included mass health screenings, and some public transport and most flights into the city were stopped on Saturday. Group activities have been suspended and people were warned against unnecessary travel outside the city. District authorities have also “strengthened [housing] compound management”, including tighter controls over who goes in and out, carrying out a comprehensive disinfection of the public areas of the community, providing contactless delivery services and help purchasing daily necessities. Beijing, meanwhile, has gone 14 days without a case of local transmission, and city authorities on Sunday said they were downgrading the emergency response level from 2 to 3. The move is largely symbolic, with many measures remaining in place including mandatory social distancing, temperature checks and 14-day quarantines for passengers arriving from abroad.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/covid-19-outbreak-in-xinjiang-spreads-to-second-chinese-city (couldn't archive due to some issue) Measures announced on Sunday for the Tianshan district of Urumqi included mass health screenings, and some public transport and most flights into the city were stopped on Saturday. Group activities have been suspended and people were warned against unnecessary travel outside the city. District authorities have also “strengthened [housing] compound management”, including tighter controls over who goes in and out, carrying out a comprehensive disinfection of the public areas of the community, providing contactless delivery services and help purchasing daily necessities. Beijing, meanwhile, has gone 14 days without a case of local transmission, and city authorities on Sunday said they were downgrading the emergency response level from 2 to 3. The move is largely symbolic, with many measures remaining in place including mandatory social distancing, temperature checks and 14-day quarantines for passengers arriving from abroad.

DALIAN, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The city of Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning Province reported two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and another 12 asymptomatic cases on Thursday. The city has closed the factory and quarantined all its employees. Nucleic acid tests are being conducted on the company workers, facilities and surrounding areas. Authorities said, starting from Thursday, the city will conduct nucleic acid testing on about 190,000 people in the Dalianwan area, where the plant is located, and two other residential communities. http://archive.vn/H6bmy

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cxQg0p1xyltxAXmt1Llvavsd0DjwzeWEh92yM5EdaX4/edit?usp=sharing Free coronavirus tests for all residents in Urumqi, China

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JpwW4jvpNp_SZWkEBvmE93B8G6vx0TG-jmgduv4Z5fs/edit?usp=sharing Global Times, 27 July. A total of 412 - about 79.54 percent - of flights in and out Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province have been cancelled as of 9:30 am on Monday, data from Flight Master showed. The city on Thursday announced it was entering "wartime mode" to battle its new outbreak of COVID-19 linked to a local seafood processing firm. Local authorities have asked residents not to leave the city, and said that those who intend to leave must undergo nucleic acid testing within seven days of their planned departure and present negative results, the Dalian health commission said on Friday.

Selected archives, museums, and libraries in Beijing and Shenzhen reopen from 4 August with reduced capacity, real-name pre-booking system, and other measures. http://www.bjnews.com.cn/culture/2020/08/04/755158.html

According to UNESCO database, there are localized school closures in China. https://en.unesco.org/covid19/educationresponse The central government has published guidelines to prepare reopening of the schools in the fall semester, local authorities will decide which schools and when schools can reopen for the fall semester based on the preparedness of individual schools and the local risk level. http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2020-08/14/content_5534747.htm