Beijing city requires strict Covid vaccines as cases rise nationwide
July 8, 2022: -China’s capital city is set to require Covid vaccinations for entering gyms and some other venues, the country’s first mandate at such scale. The vaccine needs come after a resurgence in recent cases in the previous week in Beijing, Shanghai, and other regions of China.
On Wednesday, Beijing city declared that beginning from Monday, most people need to be vaccinated before joining in-person training centers, sports centers, entertainment venues, and other social gathering spots.
The city said the requirement did not apply to people for whom vaccinations were not “suitable” but said vaccinated people would get priority for entering the above venues. Many areas operate at a lowered capacity because of Covid restrictions.
Generally, only Chinese-made vaccines by Sinopharm or Sinovac are available to the public in China.
Beijing has a relatively high vaccination rate. The city said it vaccinated 23.4 million people on Wednesday, with 3.6 million above 60. The capital city said it had nearly 22 million long-term residents as of 2020.
Beijing government events have required attendees to be vaccinated against Covid, while some industries like taxi services have also encouraged or mandated vaccinations.
About two months ago, Beijing started requiring people to take virus tests before going to public spaces.
Similar rules have taken effect in Shanghai and other parts of China, while at least one or two cities have attempted to stop common virus testing after local case counts decreased. Analysts have noted the high cost of Covid tests and different measures for local governments.
Mainland China said that 94 new Covid cases had symptoms on Wednesday, including in Shanghai and 4 in Beijing.
On Tuesday, the central China city of Xi’an announced a week-long closure of entertainment and leisure media and a restriction on dining in person at restaurants.
Shanghai city said two rounds of mass virus testing and temporary closure of karaoke venues as of Wednesday.
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