COVID-19 or Plain Old Flu: My Experience Getting a Nucleic Acid Test
It is safe to say that the words sore throat and fever shall never sound the same again in a post-COVID-19 world.
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What Rights Do You Have as an International Teacher in China?
As a foreign employee in China, it can be rather difficult to know what actions by employers are sanctioned by law, and how many are fly by night tactics by unscrupulous employers.
Masks: the Greatest Culture Shock Yet?
Because of COVID-19, masks have become every man’s new best friend. Leaving the house with a mask is the equivalent of remembering to bring keys. A year ago, this lifestyle would have been utterly unimaginable to most of the world. But for some people, it’s been this way for a long time. The Chinese, in particular, have a lengthy history when it comes to masks.
Beijing Risk Status Is Back to Level Three: Here’s What That Means
Beijing has surpassed the milestone of zero new cases for 14 days for the first time since the exposure to the novel coronavirus in the Xinfadi market caused a second COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, officials have reduced the city’s risk status to level three.
Boxes of Love: Has Quarantine Restored Our Faith in Humanity?
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, we, as young people, must take advantage of our time and energy by stepping forward and providing for those who have provided for us all our lives.
Beijing Cinemas Finally Set to Reopen This Month
Critically, ticket sales will be moved online, and a minimum of one meter between viewers who do not book together is required, meaning that there will be significantly less seating available.
Lower Than Predicted IB 2020 Results Spark Outrage
Close to 10,000 students have since signed a petition, calling for “justice” for their low grades. Another separate petition was also created, pushing for new grades to be issued.
Trump Administration Backflips on Controversial International Student Visa Policy
According to a CNN source, the White House caved in to the strong opposition to this proposal outside the administration, and the many staff within the West Wing who believed the policy to be poorly devised and implemented.
International Students Face Deportation if Schools Pursue Online-Only Courses
As per the update, international students studying in the US holding an F-1 or M-1 nonimmigrant visa will be forced to leave the country if their school continues to conduct online courses only. Under the change, around 1.2 million students might face deportation.