Dear foreigners in Jinzhong:

The Spring festival of the Year of the Tiger is upcoming, and people are moving around frequently. Nowadays, there is the risk of the transmission of the Omicron variant strain. So, in order to consolidate the achievements of the pandemic prevention and control, and safeguard the development of society and sound order of people’s lives in Jinzhong. Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Jinzhong Municipality inform you some tips as follows:

1.Don’t go out of Shanxi Province if not necessary. Strictly restrict access to high-risk areas of epidemic. Also, you should delay or cancel unnecessary cross-border, out-of-province and out-of-city activities. If you really need to travel, personal protection must be carried out at all times. Moreover, when you come back, you should carry out the nucleic acid test within 48 hours. And you should do personal health monitoring according to the epidemic prevention requirements.

2.Don’t gather if not necessary. Avoid going to crowded or confined places and do not participate in gathering activities. Maintain safe social distancing and good hygiene habits. In case of fever, dry cough, sore throat, smell (taste) loss, diarrhea and other abnormal symptoms, please wear a mask to go to the nearest fever clinic or designated medical institution for treatment and investigation.

3.Please choose frozen food in regular supermarkets or markets, and do not purchase frozen food without clear source information. Avoid purchasing products from overseas and medium-high risk areas through overseas online shopping.

4.Jinzhong city has set up a free vaccination site which can provide vaccination service for foreigners aged over 3. Address: No.33, Xi’er Lane (West Second Lane) , YuHu North Road, Yuci District, Jinzhong City (in the Elderly University of Yuci District), you could make an appointment and then bring your permanent residence ID card of the People's Republic of China or the passport and valid stop residence certificate for vaccination, Phone number: 3952391（Chinese Speaking Service）.

5.You should pay attention to the authoritative release of the epidemic. Please do not spread rumors, do not believe rumors, and consciously listen to and cooperate with local control measures. Let us work together to build a solid line of defending epidemic to overcome the epidemic!

Hotline: 0354-2639190

138******8190（English）

151******6316（French）

Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Jinzhong Municipality

2022.1.21