Dear students,

The COVID-19 pandemic has been continuously spreading all around the globe with recent domestically sporadic and regionally surging infections. Students are inevitably increasing social activities to meet friends and relatives during the Christmas & New Year holidays. Climate conditions are also contributing to a higher risk of infections during this season of the year. Accordingly, to safeguard all member’s health conditions, a series of containment measures are made and to be followed strictly.

Ⅰ. Raise awareness of the continuously spreading COVID-19

It would never be too cautious to be careful of the ongoing pandemic as the new mutated virus Omicron has infected a large population at a fast speed over the past few weeks, adding more uncertainty to the pandemic containment work worldwide. Currently, China is also experiencing a regional surge of infections with more towns and cities classified as medium/high-risk regions. All students should raise their awareness of the critical situation and be mindful to take protective measures during the holiday in a bid to keep the University safe from infections.

Ⅱ. Epidemic control measures during the holiday

Travel requirements

According to the COVID-19 containment measures issued by local governments, all students are required to avoid unnecessary outbound travel from Shenzhen. If indeed necessary to leave Shenzhen, traveling to high- or medium-risk areas (county, district, city) is prohibited.

Return requirements (as of January 4^th, 2022; please pay attention to the latest requirements posted on the front page of the Campus Access Application system)

·       Postpone returning to campus:

o   Shaanxi Xi’an, Yan'an Baota district, Xianyang; Guangxi Fangchenggang; Guangdong Dongguan Dalang; Zhejiang Ningbo Beilun district; Yunnan Kunming Chenggong district; Henan Luoyang Xin'an county, Huolong Town and Xiadu street in Yuzhou city.  (Online class will be conducted by the registry office. Please pay attention to the follow-up notice from the RO.)

·       Complete 3-days home health monitoring and nucleic acid testing on the 1st and 3rd day before returning to campus + 11-days self-health monitoring and nucleic acid testing on the 14^th day:

o   Yunnan Kunming, Xishuangbanna Jinghong district; Zhejiang Ningbo (Beilun District excluded), Henan Yuzhou. (Online class will be conducted by the registry office. Please pay attention to the follow-up notice from the RO. Students shall arrange accommodation at their own cost for home health monitoring.)

·       Complete nucleic acid testing in Shenzhen and "Four Ones" health management before returning to dormitory:

o   Yunnan Dehong, Xishuangbanna (Jinghong excluded); Guangdong Dongguan (Dalang town excluded); Shanghai Pudong disctrict; Shaanxi Yan’an, Weinan; Heilongjiang Heihe; Tianjin Xiqing district; Shanxi Yuncheng; Zhejiang Hangzhou, Shaoxing; Beijing Tongzhou district; Guizhou Tongren; Henan Zhoukou, Luoyang (Xin’an county excluded), Xuchang (Yuzhou city excluded), Zhengzhou. (Students shall arrange accommodation at their own costs. It is recommended to complete nucleic acid testing in the morning in order to receive result on the same day.)

·       Receive approval before returning to campus:

o   Other low-risk areas (students must provide nucleic acid test results within 48 hours if traveling outside of Shenzhen during the past 14 days)

All students must submit the Campus Access Application and nucleic acid testing report at least 1 working day in advance. After receiving approval, show approval result, travel code, and health code, take the temperature to enter campus. Campus card access will be temporarily closed, and access will be restored 1-2 days after the Campus Access Application has been approved. Students may then enter with a campus card, travel code, health code, and temperature measurement. If returning to campus without approval, students shall bear all responsibilities. Students who have already returned to campus before the announcement must also make up the application for returning to school in order to restore the campus card authority.

On-campus epidemic control measures during holiday

The campus is to remain closed from the public. Entry into the campus is allowed only upon valid licenses, eligible health codes, temperature checks, proper wearing of face mask, and registration. On-campus personal who are suffering from symptoms including fever, coughing, sore throat, running nose, diarrhea, malaise, hypoesthesia, hypogeusesthesia, muscle soreness must report to the University Clinic and follow epidemic control treatment measures. 

The University will pay close attention to and follow epidemic control policies from governments of all levels and will notify further policy alterations if necessary.