Is Shenzhen under lockdown in 2022? How many days will it be closed? When will the blockade be lifted? Attached the latest news

Recently, my country's local epidemic has spread to many provinces, and hundreds of confirmed cases are reported every day. Zhang Wenhong, director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases, said that this wave of epidemic is a late spring cold. At present, all residential communities in Shenzhen are under closed management. Will Shenzhen be locked down in 2022? How many days will it be closed? When will the blockade be lifted? The latest news is as follows:

1. Is Shenzhen under lockdown in 2022?

Shenzhen is under lockdown. Because according to the latest notice issued by the Shenzhen New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Command on March 13, 2022, all community neighborhoods, urban villages, and industrial parks in the city will be under closed management starting from the early morning of March 14, and all non-essential movements and activities will be stopped. Many local netizens said that on the evening of March 13, Shenzhen citizens rushed to buy vegetables and rice in supermarkets, but volunteers said that supermarkets were supplying vegetables and grains as usual, and that the most important thing the city should do now is to fight the epidemic together. There are two main reasons why the epidemic in Shenzhen is so serious:

1. Reason 1 for the serious epidemic in Shenzhen: The global epidemic is still in the pandemic stage

The recent epidemic in Hong Kong has also caused concern. As a port city, Shenzhen must not only ensure the supply of daily necessities to Hong Kong, but also do a good job in its own epidemic prevention and control in an open environment. The pressure to prevent external imports is enormous, and the risk of sporadic epidemics remains high.

2. The second reason for the serious epidemic in Shenzhen: This round of epidemic in Shenzhen was caused by Omicron

According to genetic testing, this round of epidemic in Shenzhen was caused by the BA.2 variant of the Omicron virus, which is more contagious. The sub-variant is 30% more contagious than the original Omicron strain, which puts higher demands on our prevention and control work.

2. How long will Shenzhen be closed in 2022?

In 2022, Shenzhen will be closed for 7 days due to the epidemic. According to the latest notice on epidemic prevention and control, government agencies and institutions will work from home, non-urban security enterprises will stop operations or work from home, and all non-essential movements and activities will be stopped from March 14 to 20. The measures will be implemented dynamically according to the epidemic prevention and control situation in the future. The following are the control measures for the city lockdown in Shenzhen:

1. Shenzhen lockdown control measure 1: nucleic acid testing for all staff

All personnel in the city completed all rounds of nucleic acid testing in accordance with the requirement that everyone who needs to be tested should be tested.

2. Shenzhen lockdown control measure 2: government agencies and public institutions work from home

Except for staff responsible for epidemic prevention tasks, all government agencies and public institutions at all levels in the city work from home or become community volunteers on the spot, report to the communities where they live, and fully participate in community epidemic prevention work and community services.

3. Shenzhen lockdown control measure three: non-city security enterprises stop operating or work from home

Except for public service enterprises such as water, electricity, fuel oil, gas, communications, sanitation, grain, oil, meat and vegetable supply that ensure the lives of citizens and the basic operation of the city, and enterprises that ensure supply to Hong Kong, all enterprises shall work from home and suspend production and operation activities.

4. Shenzhen lockdown control measure 4: Stop all non-essential movement and activities

Except for ensuring the operation of the city and the transportation of materials and cargo to Hong Kong, all public buses and subways in the city have been suspended. All community neighborhoods, urban villages and industrial parks in the city are under closed management. People in the city are not allowed to leave Shenzhen unless necessary. If there is a special need, they can leave Shenzhen with a 24-hour negative nucleic acid test result.

3. When will the lockdown in Shenzhen be lifted in 2022?

Shenzhen’s current round of lockdown is expected to be lifted on March 20, 2022, but the first areas to be lifted will be those with no confirmed cases. If they are adjusted to medium- or high-risk areas, they will need to be lifted after being reduced to low-risk areas.

In general, Shenzhen was locked down in 2022, and all community neighborhoods in the city began to be under closed management in the early morning of March 14. People were not allowed to leave Shenzhen unless necessary. Shenzhen’s lockdown is expected to last seven days and will be lifted on March 20.