- At least 12 counties in China’s 22 provinces have announced new surveillance and restrictions on those who have not been vaccinated.
- Anyone who has not been vaccinated will be barred from entering dozens of public places and institutions in these areas.
- One county even stated that its government agency will stop paying the wages of unvaccinated employees.
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Some counties in China will start to ban unvaccinated people from entering schools, hospitals, supermarkets and other public places at the end of July or early August.
Among China’s 22 provinces, at least 12 provinces and counties have announced new measures that will increase surveillance and restrictions on unvaccinated residents trying to enter dozens of public areas. Other restricted places include gyms, hotels, internet cafes, gas stations and banks, but the specific list varies from county to county.
Vaccination is the “duty and obligation” of every citizen, Say a noticeIt also points to the “serious and complicated” pandemic situation overseas.
Most of these counties stated that the management of schools, public areas, and institutions is responsible for enforcing their restrictions.
Some of them, for example Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, Only requiring those who have not been vaccinated to provide personal details and contact information when entering such places, adding that they should be encouraged to get vaccinated.
Others have announced a total ban on those who have not yet received the jab, For example, Yuehu District, Jiangxi Province.
A county in Tanghe County, Henan Province stated that if employees are not vaccinated, its government agency will stop paying employees’ wages. Reported by local media.
So far, these announcements have only been issued at the local level; Beijing has not yet compulsory vaccination nationwide.But the new restrictions are in line with China’s push to reach an 80% vaccination rate-a herd immunity target Its official media Discuss often.
According to the report, China has released 1.4 billion doses of vaccine have been vaccinated so far, Almost enough for everyone to have one injection, but it is not clear how many people have received two injections. Most of these vaccines are locally produced Sinovac or Sinopharm vaccines.
Since reaching a daily peak of 31,333 infections in February 2020, the Covid-19 infection rate has dropped sharply, most of which are Due to the occurrence of a small-scale epidemic, the city was quickly blocked.
