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
ATTENTION ALL PERSONS ARRIVING INTO LAX:
Travel and Quarantine Requirements as of April 5, 2021
Required City of Los Angeles Traveler Form
Travelers arriving into LAX from outside California are required to fill out the online City of Los Angeles Traveler Form, acknowledging they have read, understand and will abide by the LA County Department of Public Health's Travel Requirement, and understand the State of California’s Travel Advisory. Travelers over the age of 16 must submit this form online prior to or upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport, Van Nuys Airport, or Union Station. Failure to submit the form is punishable by a fine of up to $500
Quarantine Guidelines for LA County
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:
publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/traveladvisory.htm
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.
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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.
Chinese student apologizes after Maryland graduation speech sparks firestorm
Posted by@Alien: Your perception of free speech in the US is a bit weird, sorta like it comes from a propaganda script. There is only a few things things that are curtained by law.
It seems these days that political correctness is the biggest thing that attenuates speech but being un-PC is not illegal. Even hate speech is protected by the 1st Amendment. PC is now pretty much a left wing tool to limit divergent opinion and attempts to shame disagreement with labels like racist, denier, sexist and various phobias. Should the argument continue then the non-PC person is personally attacked.
In the case of Yang, most Americans would not even blink at her words. The reaction in China is quite different. To me, the issue is not about free speech but one of being naive.
Chinese student apologizes after Maryland graduation speech sparks firestorm
Posted byCould be
Chinese student apologizes after Maryland graduation speech sparks firestorm
Posted by@Trumpster You have constructed a response and argument to a position I did not state or refer to. My comment above provided a reaction of several of her fellow Chinese students. Other than pointing out the reaction was to defend Kunming's air quality, those comments avoided addressing freedom of speech, I did not comment on the merits of her, or their, words.
I have no issue with her speech nor the responses it generated. People have every right, in this American's thinking, to think and speak as they feel and do it freely. That said, in the context of a Chinese person, getting a liberal education at a US university who would shortly return to China, I find her words to be incredibly naive.
I have no doubt Ms. Yang read that speech to friends and perhaps faculty at UM. That no one suggested to her that those words held consequences strikes me as incredible. Further, the CSSA reaction was entirely predictable. It is my opinion Yang has a complete lack of situational awareness and that is unfortunate.
Chinese student apologizes after Maryland graduation speech sparks firestorm
Posted byThe Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) at the University of Maryland, which the Post describes as "loyal to the Communist Party," created a seven-minute video in which Chinese students and alumni respond to Yang's critique. You can view it here. What's striking about the response is how many of the students focus on debunking Yang's comments about the quality of China's air. None of them directly address what was clearly the point of her analogy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG-s9nenvcw
China to overhaul high school education in "poverty-stricken" regions
Posted byOddly enough, China committed to increased education spending about the same time it was renovating it's first aircraft carrier. The second carrier was launched this week.