Forums > Travel Yunnan > Covid testing, Anyone had one done in Kunming. @duke You can't get vaccinated in Cali either. The process is crap as appointments + ID + proof of residence required (utility bill). Getting an appointment is like a lottery. In my county, there are four locations doing 60 jabs an hour, and a week's worth of appointments are booked in less than an hour. Then there are side effects to the vaccine. I suffered for 10 days but some folks have no problem at all.
I tried to find info on transit passengers but no luck. Travelers from China rules are different depending on if you are a US citizen or not. Lots of restrictions if you want to enter from China.
Forums > Travel Yunnan > Covid testing, Anyone had one done in Kunming. @duke: Latest info at LAX, April 5, 2021: www.flylax.com/travelsafely
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As of April 5th, 2021, the LA County travel advisory allows fully vaccinated individuals arriving into LA County to no longer have to self-quarantine provided they follow safety recommendations.
All unvaccinated non-essential travelers arriving in or returning to the County of Los Angeles from other states or countries must:
Quarantine for seven full days after travel if they get a negative COVID-19 viral test result collected 3-5 days after their arrival.
Quarantine for 10 full days after travel if they did not get tested with a COVID-19 viral test after their travel.
Self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days after travel, avoid being around people who are at increased risk for severe illness and isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.
More Information:
The LA County Travel Advisory and Guidance and further information related to it can be found here:
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The State of California Travel Advisory can be found here:
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Forums > Living in Kunming > Eye exam/New glasses Bright Eye Hospital on Longquan Road, about 200 meters south of Baiyuan Road and Carrefour, solved my difficult and tricky post-stroke vision problem. How difficult? In the US, I need the lenses hand-made at $1,400 USD a pair. Bright Eye did better work than glasses I had made in California, and Hong Kong, or Beijing, for about 1200 RMB.
I also had cataract surgery done there. Excellent work.
Forums > Living in Kunming > COVID 19 vaccine for foreigners BoJoke
Oh yes, here is another extreme far right conspiracy website with very low factual reporting rating:
Stop doing anal Covid tests on our citizens, Japan tells China
Anal swabs cause ‘great psychological pain’, says Japan’s chief cabinet secretary.
www.theguardian.com/[...]
Forums > Living in Kunming > COVID 19 vaccine for foreigners BoJoke
New York Times:
China subjects some travelers to anal swabs, angering foreign governments.
March 5, 2021, 2:39 a.m. ET By Vivian Wang"
www.nytimes.com/[...]
And Newsweek:
An employee for the epidemic control department in the Daxing district of Beijing told the Global Times, a Chinese state-run newspaper, that "general international travelers" will be subject to anal swab tests in addition to nasal swabs."
www.newsweek.com/[...]
And Reuters:
BEIJING (Reuters) - Foreign visitors have been upset by China’s anal swab tests for COVID-19, prompting complaints of inconvenience and even psychological trauma, and stoking debate over their necessity. A few cities, such as the capital, Beijing, Shanghai and the port city of Qingdao require the checks, in addition to nasal or throat swab tests, for some international arrivals, state media say.
www.reuters.com/[...]
And Washington Post:
Chinese state media outlets introduced the new protocol in recent days, prompting widespread discussion and some outrage. Some Chinese doctors say the science is there. Recovering patients, they say, have continued to test positive through samples from the lower digestive tract days after nasal and throat swabs came back negative.
www.washingtonpost.com/[...]
You sir, can just bend over.
Study: Air pollution causes loss of intelligence
发布者This study is extremely interesting, The researchers are primarily Chinese and the subjects were all Chinese. I tried to read the report but decided not to spend the $10 USD to download it.
One concern is the study is an "interdisciplinary collaboration" which in China can mean a pile on of names in search of published works. Also I could find many reports of the study being published but no mention of peer review.
An NPR article says "New paper finds that air pollution affects cognitive performance. A person with an average score under Chinese pollution levels would outperform 13% more test-takers under US air quality standards." Additionally, there is some skepticism by a scientist who studies brain damage.
I tend to be skeptical of Chinese research although this study adds to my concerns about the level of China's pollution, For several years I tracked birth defect rates in China but the information stopped being published when the birth defect rate in Beijing reached nearly 2%
NPR article: www.npr.org/[...]
China-South Asia Expo takes over Kunming
发布者China and Afghanistan share a short border on an ancient trade route. China has closed the border and is resisting Afghanistan's requests to reopen it. Related to the Uighur problem it is said.
China-South Asia Expo takes over Kunming
发布者Not yet anyway. China seems to prefer the Talban.
thediplomat.com/2018/01/chinas-military-base-in-afghanistan/
How to cook a spicy Yunnan specialty: Ghost chicken
发布者Try Yingjiang Daiweiyuan, 盈江傣味园.
昆明翠湖北路66号 66 Cuihu N Rd,
This was my favorite Dai place in the Green Lake area, in the north side of the street across from the park. The place fills up quickly for dinner so go early. Never had Ghost Chicken there but everything was excellent.
In interview, Yunnan Party chief stresses ending poverty
发布者My guess is that lowering poverty to zero is asymptotical because people are involved. As long as China maintains a $1 per day poverty line, the statistical eradication of poverty will always be impressive. If China adopts The World Bank $1.90 per day there would be a whole lot more people in poverty. Clearly that statistic would not be welcome.
I am not sure what "economic justice" is. Perhaps everyone that has less than someone else is a victim of unfair "economic justice." I suspect, however, that there is no such thing as quantifiable "economic justice" and the term will become an arrow in the social justice warrior's quiver in the struggle for equaity.
A recent tweet on twitter (complete and unedited):
"white women also owe women of color money. this is part of economic justice and justice in general. seeking the economic liberation of all women and the end of capitalism and patriarchy demands white women's accountability. this is possible. not neat or simple, but possible."