Tag: coronavirus
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Beijing is open
Although the Coronavirus pandemic is far from over and we just came back from the five-day Labour Day long weekend, Beijing has basically re-opened. Some schools still haven’t sent their kids back but, while walking around the neighbourhoods over the last few days, people are back at work. We were at Sanlitun on Sunday and…
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Things are turning around (in Beijing)
The weather has turned much better in the last week or so, in major contrast to Winnipeg which just got snow dumped on it again. But that’s how Spring can be, and with Spring here in Beijing, we’re seeing more people out and about, the flowers are blossoming (including the seasonal Cherry Blossoms), and the…
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An update on what’s going on
We’re now a few weeks after Spring Festival has ended and, even though the official holiday has ended, things are moving slowly. Beijing is still really quiet these days since many of the migrant workers who would’ve returned from their hometowns have been prevented by travel bans. Further, the 14-day self quarantine means that, even…
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A slight change of plans
And so it turns out, as you probably could’ve guessed, that my flights to Japan have been cancelled and, as a result, there is no other really easy way to get there so, in essence, my trip to Japan has been cancelled. Why? Well, as you can see, the numbers in all categories have gone…
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What else could I do?
There seems to be no shortage of panic emerging from social media regarding the current outbreak of the Coronavirus here in China. As a result of the spread of this virus (current confirmed count is 14,568) my work has been cancelled for the month of February and, in my estimation, won’t probably recommence until sometim…