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Singapore Airlines lifts mask requirements on some flight sectors from 29 August 2022
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Singapore Airlines also recently announced an update to the rules on wearing masks in flight after Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced that the mandatory wearing of masks (except in public transport and medical institutions) will be lifted from August 29.
Kenneth Mak, director of the Medical Services Division at Singapore's Ministry of Health, said on Wednesday morning that the requirement to wear a mask on a flight will depend on regulations and legal or airline requirements in the destination country.
Singapore Airlines said that under the latest government guidelines, from 29 August 2022, passengers will not be required to wear masks throughout the flight unless they are travelling to or from destinations that require masks. "As the policy may change at any time during the epidemic, if passengers are unclear, it is recommended to check the latest travel advice issued by the destination government."
At the same time, Singapore Airlines also provided a list of destinations that require passengers aged 6 and above to wear masks in flight, including Canada, Malaysia, mainland China and South Korea.
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Sichuan Airlines carries "Zhejiang" love to help Tibet fight the epidemic
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At 8 am on 25 August 2022, Sichuan Airlines flight 3U3573 departed from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport and arrived safely at Lhasa Gonggar Airport after more than 3 hours of flight. The 258 Zhejiang medical staff and 5 tons of medical supplies randomly carried will be quickly put into the fight against the epidemic in Tibet. This flight is also the first medical charter flight to aid Tibet in Zhejiang Province.
On 23 August 2022, Sichuan Airlines Zhejiang Branch received the task of supporting the medical charter flight to Tibet, and immediately cooperated with the headquarters to formulate a special security plan, and completed work arrangements such as risk assessment, capacity deployment, crew qualifications, and on-site security in a timely manner. In the morning of the 25th, with the assistance of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Sichuan Airlines opened a dedicated check-in counter and built a fast service channel to ensure orderly boarding of medical teams, safe loading of medical supplies, and smooth departure of charter flights.
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Yangzhou Taizhou Airport is about to expand, with a target annual throughput of 10 million passengers
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From 24 to 26 August 2022, the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Civil Aviation East China Regional Administration jointly held a preliminary design and budget evaluation meeting for the second-phase expansion project of Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport in Yangzhou.
The second-phase expansion project of Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport is designed according to the scale of passenger throughput of 10 million person-times and cargo and mail throughput of 50,000 tons in 2030. A 3,200-meter parallel taxiway, 4 vertical contact roads, and 4 quick-release taxis will be built. There are a total of 36 new passenger and cargo seats, a T2 terminal building of 97,000 square metres; a new comprehensive transportation center (GTC) of 29,500 square metres, and the simultaneous construction of a ground parking lot, a logistics support center and an oil supply project. The total investment of the project feasibility study approval is 5.477 billion RMB. The project has been listed as a key project in Jiangsu Province, which is of great significance to the future high-quality development of the airport.
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HNA Group escorted more than 100,000 stranded passengers to leave Hainan
Since the local covid epidemic occurred in Hainan, HNA Airlines has been resolutely implementing the instructions of the provincial party committee and the provincial government in accordance with the requirements of Fang Wei, chairman of the board of directors of the group. Sending passengers home reflects HNA's political responsibility. Since the implementation of the charter flight for stranded passengers on August 9, as of August 25, HNA Airlines has carried out a total of 758 outbound flights, escorting more than 100,000 passengers to return smoothly, and contributing new HNA strength to winning the battle against the epidemic in Hainan.
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Set up a platform at a high position to promote the work of aid to Hainan in an all-round way
Since the outbreak of the epidemic in Hainan Province, the Party Committee of HNA Aviation Group has resolutely implemented a series of deployments of the provincial party committee and the provincial government on epidemic prevention and control, and made the transportation of medical team personnel to assist Qiong and escort stranded passengers to leave the island as a key work to coordinate and promote, and held a special work meeting. Clarify the division of labor in each business system and give full play to the advantages of aviation enterprises. All units actively allocate capacity, set up exclusive check-in counters, coordinate special security check channels, and arrange special personnel to guide them to ensure that personnel board the plane as soon as possible and materials are shipped as soon as possible. The flight crew on duty will carefully check the health code and nucleic acid test results of boarding passengers before the flight takes off, and complete the temperature detection of passengers one by one before disembarking. The overall guarantee process is scientific and orderly.
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Watching and helping each other and fighting the epidemic together, Hainan Airlines receives another letter of thanks
"I sincerely thank you for your hard work and hard work on the front line of the city's tourism industry to fight the epidemic day and night, and pay high tribute to you for your tireless hard work, fearless risk, and dedication at critical moments!" On 23 August 2022, Hainan Airlines, Capital The airline received letters of thanks from Haikou Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau respectively, expressing sincere gratitude to Hainan Airlines and Capital Airlines for their assistance in epidemic prevention and control in Hainan Province, and hoped that Hainan Airlines and Capital Airlines would be able to efficiently coordinate epidemic prevention and control in Haikou. Continue to transmit energy and contribute to social and economic development. In addition, the quick response, active responsibility and high-quality service of HNA Airlines' airlines have been highly praised by various units and passengers. The First Affiliated Hospital, the Hilton Haikou Hotel, as well as nearly 100 medical personnel, thank-you letters and pennants from stranded passengers.
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The new HNA people charge ahead to show their original intention to achieve the mission objectives
In order to achieve the goal of "one party member is a banner, and one branch is a fortress", in the early stage of the epidemic in Hainan, the HNA Aviation Party Committee coordinated the strength of party members and cadres as soon as possible, mobilized all party members to play an exemplary role, and called on all party members to hold the "baton", run the "relay race" well. Employees in all positions responded positively to the call. They showed their identities, fulfilled their commitments, became pioneers, and established their image. They joined the team of community party members and volunteers. Since the outbreak of the epidemic in Hainan Province, HNA Airlines has organized more than 7,000 party members to participate in the special transportation organization guarantee work for the epidemic. They are fighting day and night on the front line of epidemic prevention and control, and do their best to ensure the return and landing of stranded passengers. , and put the party flag at the forefront of epidemic prevention and control with practical actions and "hard core" responsibility.
Difficulties show courage and perseverance. HNA Aviation Group adheres to the development of the enterprise while keeping in mind the favor of the party, actively fulfills its social responsibilities, and takes the industry to serve the country as its own responsibility.
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Hainan Airlines transports the second batch of 400 members of the Hainan medical team to Chengdu
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In the afternoon of 27 August 2022, two charter flights of Hainan Airlines, HU8801 and HU8803, took off from Haikou Meilan International Airport one after another to transport 400 members of the Sichuan Aid Qiong Medical Team back to Chengdu. This is the second batch after the first batch returned from Sanya yesterday. The Aid Hainan medical team left the island and returned.
In order to ensure the flight of the Hainan aid medical team to Hainan, after receiving the charter mission on 26 August 2022, the Hainan Airlines Party Committee quickly deployed, urgently organized various security departments to quickly evaluate and demonstrate, applied to the Civil Aviation Administration for a charter flight approval, and selected the aircraft in good condition. Party cadres with high political literacy, strong business ability and rich flight experience and members of the Party demonstration group are selected to perform charter missions, and business cadres are convened to form a special class support team to be responsible for ground service support, and fully prepare for the flight.
At 11.20 am on 27 August 2022, Hainan Airlines opened its exclusive check-in counter in advance to quickly complete the check-in procedures for the members of the Qiong Medical Team, efficiently complete the baggage check, and ensure smooth boarding. The team provides efficient, professional and meticulous flight guarantee services.
Image : Hainan Airlines' special flight support team handles check-in procedures for the medical team (photo by Wang Shuyi),
Image : Hainan Airlines' special flight support team guarantees fast boarding of the medical team (photo by Yang Yue)
Image: Staff loading the medical team's cargo on the plane (Photo by Yan Rui)
Since the outbreak of the current round of the epidemic, medical teams from all over the country have rushed to Hainan to help Hainan, go deep into cities and counties to carry out epidemic prevention and control work, and join hands with the people of Hainan to fight the epidemic and contribute to winning this war. The Hainan Airlines crew expressed their thanks and blessings to the "most beautiful retrograde" through the broadcast on the flight: "In white clothes, the hero is triumphant, all the crew members of Hainan Airlines are very honored to send you home! Salute to everyone here" Qiong "The anti-epidemic heroes who do your best, thank you for your protection of "Sichuan" across the mountains and rivers! At the critical juncture of Hainan's fight against the epidemic, it was you who did not turn back, went retrograde, rushed to the front line of fire, shared weal and woe with the people of Hainan, and successfully completed the medical treatment task for Hainan. We have made important contributions to defeating the epidemic. Thank you for your dedication and dedication, and Hainan will always welcome you!"
Image : The crew of Hainan Airlines presented postcards with blessings to the medical team (Photo by Lv Xin)
As a local air transportation company in Hainan, Hainan Airlines resolutely implements the decision-making and deployment of the party and the state and the requirements of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Government and the Civil Aviation Administration, improves its political position, and consciously undertakes corporate social responsibilities. According to Liaoning Fangda The Group and the aviation group made overall arrangements to fully carry out special transportation guarantee work for the epidemic. Up to now, Hainan Airlines has successfully ensured that more than 2,200 members of medical teams from all over the country rushed to Hainan in an emergency, and arranged 430 flights to transport more than 55,800 stranded passengers to the island safely. In the follow-up, Hainan Airlines will continue to carefully implement various epidemic prevention and control measures, deeply practice the concept of "truthful service" of China Civil Aviation, follow the "four favourable" corporate values of the controlling shareholder Liaoning Fangda Group, and take the service quality of five-star airlines as the basis. The majority of passengers provide safe and comfortable air travel experience.
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Jinan Yaoqiang Airport Phase II Reconstruction and Expansion Project has entered the construction phase
On 27 August 2022, the Jinan Yaoqiang Airport Phase II Reconstruction and Expansion Project Construction Promotion Meeting was held in Jinan, marking the start of the construction phase of the project.
Jinan Yaoqiang Airport Phase II Reconstruction and Expansion Project is a major landmark project for the conversion of new and old kinetic energy in Shandong Province, a leading project in the Shandong Demonstration Zone of a powerful transportation country, and an important comprehensive transportation hub project in the province, a major move to open up new heights.
After the completion of the project, Jinan Airport will be built into a modern comprehensive aviation hub integrating air, rail, rail and land. In order to speed up the construction of Jinan's new and old kinetic energy conversion starting area and national-level airport economic demonstration area, it will build an international comprehensive transportation hub city. Provide strong support.
On 23 August 202, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the provincial government jointly approved the preliminary design and budget estimates of the project, marking that the project is ready for construction. According to the approval, the second-phase reconstruction and expansion project of Jinan Yaoqiang Airport mainly includes the "four major projects" of airport, air traffic control, fuel supply and airline base.
Among them, the airport project includes the terminal area project (a new 600,000-square-meter T2 terminal building, a 380,000-square-meter comprehensive transportation center and parking building), and the flight area project (2 new 3,600-meter runways, supporting taxiways and stations) Ping) and work area project, and introduced Jibin high-speed rail and 3 subways.
After the project is completed, Jinan Airport will have 3 runways and a terminal building of nearly 800,000 square meters, and the flight level will be upgraded to the highest level of 4F, which can meet the annual passenger throughput of 55 million and cargo and mail throughput of 520,000 tons. To meet demand, integrate airports, high-speed railways, rail transit, expressways, and urban expressways into one, realize "zero-distance transfer and seamless connection", and become a "world-class, domestic-leading" modern airport and the largest airline in the province Comprehensive transportation hub.
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Changi Airport Group is one of the design partners of Jinan T2
The overall planning and construction plan of the project is drawn from a high starting point. The team of Academician Cui Kai and Academician He Jingtang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, together with top design teams at home and abroad, such as the General Institute of Civil Aviation Planning and Design and the Singapore Changi Airport Group, will develop the terminal area and flight area. Work area planning and design, with the goal of building a safe, green, intelligent and humanistic "four-type airport", a large number of new materials, new processes and green and low-carbon technologies are used, and efforts are made to create a domestic leading and international first-class, highlighting Shandong characteristics and reflecting Qilu a charming new landmark of the city.
The T2 terminal adopts an innovative six-finger corridor configuration, with a large centralized and small scattered layout, surrounded by the center, divided passengers, divided check-in, and divided security inspection, to build an all-round smart airport system with smart management, smart guidance, and smart security. Provide passengers with an efficient, personalized and safe travel experience. At the same time, a new "1+5" integrated development model of port-industry-city integration of hub+service, hub+park, hub+park, hub+logistics, hub+growth point was introduced to integrate planning and design with airport economic zone and comprehensive bonded zone, etc. Linked development.
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Developments in Shandong airports
In recent years, Shandong has made every effort to build a leading modern airport cluster in China. In 2021, Qingdao Jiaodong Airport will realize "overall relocation and overnight transfer", Heze Mudan Airport will be officially opened to traffic, and the number of transport airports in the province will reach 10, ranking first in East China. This year, the second phase of Jinan Airport reconstruction and expansion, Zaozhuang New Airport and other projects will start construction, and the construction of three projects including the second phase of Yantai Airport, Jining Airport relocation, and Linyi Airport terminal reconstruction and expansion will be accelerated; next year will also start construction of Liaocheng Airport , Weihai Airport relocation, Weifang Airport relocation and other projects.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the total investment in Shandong airport infrastructure will exceed 80 billion RMB, and efforts will be made to build a modern airport cluster on the Shandong Peninsula, providing a solid guarantee for accelerating the construction of the Shandong Demonstration Zone, a strong transportation country.
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AirAsia to resume A321neo deliveries from 2024
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AirAsia plans to resume deliveries of its 362 Airbus A321neo orders from 2024, Reuters reported.
AirAsia has suspended deliveries of the new aircraft during the pandemic. Before the outbreak, AirAsia took delivery of only four A321neo aircraft. In 2021, AirAsia and Airbus agreed to adjust the delivery schedule to complete deliveries by 2035, but did not say when deliveries would resume.
AirAsia said it operated 65 aircraft in the second quarter, up sharply from 15 a year earlier. AirAsia has returned to the skies with 108 planes since August and is expected to increase to 160 by the end of the year. AirAsia expects to fully resume operations in the second quarter of 2023.
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Putin meets with new head of Aeroflot, Aeroflot will buy 323 domestic passenger planes
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According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Aeroflot General Manager Sergei Alexandrovsky held a working meeting a few days ago. This was the first public meeting that Aleksandrovsky participated in after taking office. The meeting mainly discussed the current work of Aeroflot in the field of passenger transportation.
During the meeting, Putin said the airline had problems but the state was trying to support it.
"Aeroflot is our largest air carrier and its characteristics are well known," he said at the meeting. "There are so many problems that we've been dealing with, I won't list them all now. You know them well - better than anyone else that learn."
"The state is working hard to support all operators, including Aeroflot. Aeroflot is our transportation champion above all," Putin added, noting that the government has allocated 50 billion rubles to the company.
Aleksandrovsky said it plans to order 323 Russian-made aircraft, including 73 SSJ100s, 210 MC-21s and 40 Tu-214s.
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For the first time, the China Meteorological Administration dispatched multiple aircraft to carry out rainfall enhancement operations for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project
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According to CCTV News, since July, the Danjiangkou Reservoir catchment area has experienced severe drought, and the water body area and water level have continued to decline. On 27 August 2022, the China Meteorological Administration dispatched three national-level high-performance rain enhancement aircraft to Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi to carry out a large-scale cross-regional joint rain enhancement operation in the catchment basin of the Danjiangkou Reservoir, replenish the storage capacity in time, and make every effort to protect people and animals. Water for drinking and food production. According to statistics, from 1 August to 2 pm of 27 August 2022, a total of 102 aircraft artificial rain enhancement operations were carried out across the country, with a total of 293 flight hours.
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More efficient, more convenient and more secure Island B of Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 is newly put into use
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According to Shanghai Airport Group, on 26 August 2022, Island B of Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 was renovated and put into trial operation. The newly commissioned island B check-in counter adopts a manual + self-service hybrid counter, which can quickly switch between manual or self-service mode with one key according to the on-site operation situation. Passengers can self-select seats, print boarding passes, print luggage tags, and check-in services at the counter. The counter also provides RFID baggage tracking service throughout the process, which is convenient for passengers to grasp the status of checked baggage in real time, as well as the self-service payment function for excess baggage, which greatly saves the travel efficiency of passengers.
According to the plan, during the trial operation in mid-October, the manual ticketing mode will be adopted first, and after the trial operation, the manual + self-service hybrid mode will be enabled.
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The renovation has simultaneously optimized the decoration style and lighting in the area, and the overall simple and elegant style is consistent with Island C. The counter shell is also made of environmentally friendly artificial stone materials that meet international antibacterial standards. Eco-active technology enables the counter to have the functions of air purification, antibacterial, automatic cleaning and removal of chemical substances, allowing passengers to travel more efficiently, conveniently and securely during the normalized epidemic prevention and control period.
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In recent years, Shanghai Airport Group has thoroughly implemented the construction of smart civil aviation. Based on the paperless and convenient travel of passengers throughout the entire process, Shanghai Airport Group has vigorously promoted fully self-service and convenient travel in domestic departure check-in, baggage check, security check, boarding and other links. Hongqiao Airport and Pudong Airport have successively obtained the "Platinum Airport" certification, the highest level certification of the International Airport Transport Association (IATA) convenient travel program.
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At present, the total number of check-in counters in Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 with both self-service check-in and self-check-in has reached 32, accounting for nearly 30% of the total number of check-in counters. The security check self-verification channel is close to half of the total number of channels. Last year, Hongqiao Airport also carried out overall renovation of 14 E-type boarding gates. After the renovation, the average self-check-in time for passengers was only 4 seconds, and the whole process of self-service travel experience for passengers in Hongqiao Airport continued to improve.
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Six more provinces and cities in mainland China are locked down, and all staff in Shijiazhuang undergo nucleic acid testing
Image : On 7 April 2022, people in Handan, Hebei Province line up for nucleic acid testing. (Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
The covid epidemic in China continues to spread. On the basis of the existing city lockdowns, from 27 August 2022, more provinces and cities are closed, including Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, Wuhan in Hubei Province, many counties and cities in Shanxi Province, Benxi City in Liaoning Province, Shangrao in Jiangxi Province, and Xiaoxian (Xiao County) in Anhui Province.
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Shijiazhuang is closed again
On 27 August, Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei reported that all personnel in Chang'an District, Yuhua District, Xinhua District, High-tech Zone and the recycling chemical park area will not leave the community unless necessary to conduct nucleic acid screening for all employees.
Libraries, art galleries, Internet cafes, chess and card rooms, offline training institutions and other closed places in these areas will continue to be closed; restaurants in the areas will be suspended for dine-in; cinemas, theaters, etc. will be temporarily closed.
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Temporary control measures of Wuhan signifying another round of lockdown
The Panlongcheng area in Wuhan, Hubei announced on the 27th that temporary control measures will be implemented in the areas "east of the airport expressway, west of the Heshui River, south of Houhu Lake, and north of Fuhe River".
Including the people in the communities and units within the scope, do not go out unless it is necessary, and in principle must stay at home. Buses are out of service, and subways are subject to station-hopping management. Social vehicles that do not meet the regulations do not operate, do not flow, etc. Internet cafes and other places are closed. Prisons, welfare homes, etc. are closed for management.
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Two districts of Shangrao implement temporary static management, Xiaoxian's urban area temporarily out-of-bounds
From 27 August, Xinzhou District and Guangxin District of Shangrao City, Jiangxi implemented temporary static management, and residents did not go out unless necessary. Elementary and secondary schools and kindergartens are temporarily suspended. Colleges and universities implement closed management. All types of business premises are closed, etc.
The east of Administrative Avenue and the north of Longfeng Avenue in the main urban area of Xiaoxian County, Anhui Province will be temporarily controlled for three days from 12 am on the 27th. All non-essential movement of people in the control area is stopped, and all residents stay at home. Public cultural activity venues, public entertainment and leisure venues, etc. are temporarily closed.
From 12 am of 27 August to 12 am of 29 August, Benxi, Liaoning Province will be closed, and all passenger stations, passenger lines, chartered tours, buses and taxis within the city will be suspended. People in the city do not leave the city unless necessary.
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Many counties and cities in Jinzhong, Shanxi Province are locked down
Qingxu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province announced that from 0:00 on the 27th to 24:00 on the 29th, the county will be temporarily under static management of the whole area. People do not go out unless it is necessary, and in principle must stay at home; local traffic control is implemented, and social vehicles that do not meet the regulations will not be allowed Operation, no flow; business places such as scenic spots, hotels and inns are suspended; various gatherings such as conferences are suspended.
Yongji City, which is under the jurisdiction of Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, issued an emergency notice on the 27th, saying that temporary global social control will be implemented from 6:00 a.m. on the 27th. Business premises are suspended; various meetings, exams and other gathering activities are suspended.
Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province also announced that the whole district will implement static management from 1:00 a.m. on the 27th to the 29th and 24th, and the whole district will implement temporary global static management. In addition to participating in the nucleic acid test of all staff, people in the entire district should not go out unless it is necessary, and must stay at home. Implement traffic control, and social vehicles that do not meet the regulations will not run or flow. Business premises are closed; all kinds of conferences, exhibitions and other gathering activities are suspended. Postponement of red events, simple funerals, no banquets, etc.
From 26 August 2022, the urban areas of Yangquan, Shanxi Province and Xiujie in Jinzhong have been closed; Yuanqu County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province has extended the closure time. Pingyao County in Shanxi has been closed since the early morning of the 20th.
Earlier, Hainan Province, Tibet, Xinjiang, Chongqing, Sichuan, Hubei, Shandong, Liaoning, Henan, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Gansu and other places all experienced city lockdowns.
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