7 things you need to know about life in China post-lockdown

A woman in China shares the ins and outs of what the country has experienced since close loops.


It's hard to believe now, but there was a moment when many people saw the coronavirus as specific to the epidemic in China in particular, epicenter of the Wuhan epidemic. But today, it is a global pandemic, the number of positive doping cases in the United States, whileChina's numbers have largely diminished downwards. As we prepare forLife after lockdown And start adapting to our new normal, we wanted to get a glimpse of how things changed for the people of China. So we talked toShirley Hong-A wholesaler and mother of two children living in Guangdong province, near the province of Hubei, Wuhan where is the capital of what looks life now at the age of Covid-19. Here are the seven things she wants more Americans know life in China post-lockdown. And for more information on the post-quarantine world, see7 things you will not stand in your house after coronavirus.

1
Reopening schools according to the grade.

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Provinces approachreopening schools Differently, but in Guangdong Province, Hong, high school and high school students return to school before younger students. "And if [schools] have to reopen," she says, "All teachers need to be tested and students [coming] from the province of Hubei have to test. And for more on how schools can look at statteside, see7 things you will never see in schools after coronavirus.

2
People are still afraid to go to the restaurant.

A business owner changing the store sign to OPEN after being closed for a period of time due to social distancing guidelines related to Coronavirus.
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Hong says that when she alone is in her car, she does not wear a mask. Everywhere else, she does it. And she's still afraid to go to the restaurant, "Because you have to take your mask to eat food. Between January and now she was only at the restaurant once. "Even if a restaurant is safe and open and you wan go out, you still have to persuade you [stay at home]," she says.

3
There are temperature control points on the roads.

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According to Hong, there are regular checkpoints on high-speed roads where "doctors and police officers verify the temperature and fill in your travel history for the last 14 days. Only if the temperature is normal and you have no trace of traveling to Wuhan are you "released to pass," she says.

4
You are regularly asked for self-quarantine.

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At the end of February, after a month of Lockdown, Hong was first rendered in the city to visit his warehouse to get ready to return to work. As a result, "the local governor asked me for self-quarantine again for 14 days," she remembers. She get permission to reopen the warehouse only after could. "You can feel, no matter where you go, there are always people to ask you [to] self-quarantine," adds Hong. And ways to stay busy while you are isolating, see17 things to do yourself while you are socially off.

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Companies had to respond to a series of requirements to reopen.

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The first companies will reopen its doors in China were factories create personal protective equipment, says Hong. But for the opening, they had to ask local governments for authorization, report all employees in the Province of Hubei, and dispose of equipment for all employees, including masks, spray disinfection, and thermometers. A government representative examined each request in order to approve the reopening, says Hong. And for companies you want to avoid for a while, check7 public places the most germs you should avoid even after their revenue.

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And there are requirements to meet to stay open.

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According to Hong, all companies are required to check employee temperatures every day. When working, employees must wear masks and keep a social distance safely. "If only one case is in a company, the company must close," Hong Notes. Then everyone in the company, as well as all those who live in the building where the lives of positive patients, must self-quarantine as well.

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The test is free and frequent.

People lined up for temperature checks before entering the Chunxi Road, downtown mall in Chengdu, China
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Anyone who goes to and from the province of Hubei to work must go to the hospital to be tested for coronavirus, which is free, says Hong. Then they must "offer certification to show that they are not infected" to return to work. And if you are looking for a test site in the United States in, see Here's how to find Covid-19 test options near you .


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