Shijiazhuang Closes the City and Enters Beijing Due to Traffic Jams and Advocates “On-Site Chinese New Year” | Hebei | Epidemic



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[La Gran Época, 8 de enero de 2021](Epoch Times reporter Ling Yun’s full report) As the Chinese New Year approaches, the CCP virus (novel corona virus) epidemic is making a comeback. Among them, Shijiazhuang, the worst affected area, announced the closure of the city and restrictions on vehicles entering Beijing Cause a large traffic jam. In addition, the State Council of the Communist Party of China and various localities have also issued initiatives, calling on people to do their best to celebrate the New Year locally.

Every year around the New Year, billions of people return home from all over China. The wave back home from the mainland this year will begin on January 28 and end on March 8. The sudden escalation of the epidemic in Shijiazhuang, Hebei and elsewhere overshadowed the wave back home this year.

Hebei Vehicles from Shijiazhuang “Closed City” Restrict Entry to Beijing

The new round of CCP pneumonia in Hebei has spread rapidly. According to official CCP data alone, another 120 people have been infected in Hebei province on the 6th (51 cases and 69 cases of so-called “asymptomatic infections” were confirmed). Among them, 117 cases were infected in Shijiazhuang, the epicenter of the epidemic (50 cases were confirmed and 67 cases were “asymptomatic infection”).

Shijiazhuang City Deputy Mayor Meng Xianghong announced on Thursday (7) that all people and vehicles in Shijiazhuang cannot leave the city, and Gaocheng District, a high-risk area, cannot leave the district. .

He also said that the five hospitals in Shijiazhuang City have been vacated to treat patients with the CCP virus. In addition, Hebei Provincial Chest Hospital, Shijiazhuang People’s Hospital, and Shijiazhuang City Third Hospital will serve as backup hospitals.

On January 7, the Shijiazhuang Railway Station completely suspended the sale of passenger tickets to the outside world and convinced those who had entered the station to exit. Several airlines canceled flights to Shijiazhuang Airport on January 7.

In addition to the closure of Shijiazhuang, another outbreak in Wei County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province, also reported the closure of the city.

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In addition, train tickets from Handan and Xingtai to Beijing were suspended.

Big traffic jam in Beijing “Stand still for 8 hours”

Hebei Zhuozhou City, which is only 55 kilometers from Hebei, issued a notice on the 7th, requiring citizens not to enter Beijing unless necessary. Non-commuters in Hebei Province who really need to enter Beijing must present a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 72 hours before arriving in Beijing, and strictly comply with prevention and prevention policies and regulations. epidemic control of the capital.

Travelers in the Huanjing area of ​​Hebei can travel normally with a Huanjing area residence certificate, Beijing work certificate, and negative nucleic acid test within 14 days (the first recent trip must have proof negative nucleic acid within 72 hours).

By suddenly requesting travelers in Beijing to enter Beijing with a nucleic acid certificate, many travelers were forced to return unprepared. Many netizens responded that as of the morning of the 7th, the routes to Beijing in Yanjiao, Dachang, Langfang and other places were heavily traveled.

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A netizen “Liu Xuepeng-Performance Equipment Rental” posted: “Daguang Expressway has been blocked for more than 8 hours when entering Beijing, and I am immobile.”

The authorities suddenly asked travelers from Beijing to enter Beijing with a nucleic acid certificate. (Weibo)
On the 7th, the entrance to Beijing was blocked, causing a traffic jam. (Weibo)
On the 7th, there was a traffic jam on the route to Beijing. (Weibo)
Netizen: “Daguang Expressway has been stuck in the direction of Beijing for more than 8 hours and I am immobile.” (Weibo)
The route to Beijing was blocked by a police car. (Weibo)

Authorities from various parts of the Communist Party of China advocated “Chinese New Year on the spot.”

The State Council of the Communist Party of China recently proposed to encourage companies and institutions to flexibly organize vacations and guide masses of employees to take vacations from their workplaces during the Chinese New Year. Beijing, Shanghai, Ningxia, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Hebei, Guangxi and other places have also launched initiatives to encourage the “local Chinese New Year.”

With the slogan of “you don’t need to leave Beijing, and you don’t need to leave the country,” Beijing demands that people currently in Beijing stay there for the New Year this year. Party and government officials should take the lead in holding the festival in Beijing. Those who really need to get out of Beijing must be strictly vetted and approved.

Hebei Zhuozhou City, which is only 55 kilometers from Hebei, requires the flow between provinces in the Beijing-Hebei region to be reduced, and the general public should not enter Beijing unless necessary. Non-commuters in Hebei Province who really need to enter Beijing must present a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 72 hours before arriving in Beijing and strictly comply with prevention and control policies and regulations of epidemics of the capital.

Shanghai, the country’s largest city, encourages “going back to hometown and to work.” If you must travel between regions, you should understand the local epidemic situation and prevention and control policies in advance, and temporarily postpone travel in medium and high risk areas.

Shenzhen, which has a large immigrant population, has also issued a notice that officials, public institutions and employees of state-owned companies must apply to leave Shenzhen during the Chinese New Year. Other companies go out of their way to take vacations.

Major labor-exporting provinces such as Anhui, Sichuan and Hunan have recently issued intensive advisories demanding “no need not to return home.”

Ningbo and Xiamen companies issued red envelopes or subsidies to their employees to encourage them to return home after the holidays.

For people returning from abroad and from medium and high risk areas, several regions have also requested nucleic acid and isolation testing. A local government in Henan proposed that these personnel should report their itinerary to their jurisdiction in advance and implement nucleic acid testing and centralized 14-day isolation measures.

Baoding City, Hebei Province also issued the latest advisory on the 7th, stating that in the past 14 days, high-risk areas and medium-risk areas in the province are located in counties (cities, districts) (currently Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang, Nangong City, Xingtai). At 14 days, nucleic acid detection three times.

Editor in Charge: Gao Jing #

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