Shenzhen Weekly Round Up – Sep 19, 2022: Covid Fades, Monkey Pox Returns, and a Deadly Bus Accident in Guiyang

Dear Shenzhen-er,

Covid is continuing to drift in the background - no cases were reported as of yesterday, and the total number of medium/risk areas has dropped to 16 as of this writing. Sadly, on a related note that made national headlines, yesterday morning 27 people were killed in a Covid-19 quarantine bus crash in Guiyang.  Monkey Pox made a return to the headlines today with the first local case has been reported in Chongqing. Anecdotally, despite announcements advising otherwise, I can report locals are still providing me with my normal amount of skin-to-skin contact :-). Metro Line 14 is scheduled to open up on the 28th of October. It's noteworthy as it is will be the cities first autonomous line - no human conductor required!

Thanks to those of you that came out to Vista's Newcomers event last weekend. We're still holding back from rescheduling our own community events until things settle down further - sorry about that. Our friends at IamHaigui are running one of the area's largest job fairs this week and the German Chamber will be running a poolside brunch mixer on Sunday that should be worthwhile. As always please visit our events page for all a full listing of all events going on this week! 

-David & The NowShenzhen Team

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This Week’s Featured News:

• Deadly Covid Quarantine Bus Crash in Guiyang Kills 27
• Chongqing Reports first Monkeypox Case in Chinese Mainland
• Fully Autonomous Metro Line 14 Scheduled to Open on October 28th

For the latest Shenzhen news, check out NowShenzhen.com/news.

This Week’s Featured Shenzhen Apartments:

• [Shekou]- Hotel Style w Seaview @ Haiyue -3BR-136㎡-34000/Mo
• [Nanshan] - Spacious & Safe Apt @ Shuiwan-3BR-140㎡-14000/Mo
• [Shekou] - New Apt w Seaview @ Peninsula1-4BR-220㎡-37000/Mo
• [Nanshan] - German Style Big Apt @ SeaWorld-2BR-88㎡-16500/Mo
• [Shekou]-Modern w Nice View @ Dongjiaotou-2BR-71㎡-8800/Mo

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This Week’s Featured Shenzhen Jobs:

• [Shenzhen] (Part Time) - YouTube Video Influencer @ UFO Power
• [Shenzhen] (Full Time) - Waiter/Waitress, Bar, Dishwasher, Kitchen Staff @ Braceria Pugliese Wine & Bar Grill
• [Shenzhen] (Full Time) - Business Development Associate @ Xpandasia

For the latest Shenzhen job posts, check out NowShenzhen.com/jobs.

This Week’s Featured Upcoming Shenzhen Events:

• 14th Overseas Returnees Career Fair (Autumn) @ Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Hall 5) – Futian| 9/24 @8am
• IE Expo Shenzhen 2022 @ Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center| 9/14-16 @All Day
• Sunday Brunch by the Pool by German Chamber @ Residence G |9/25 @11am

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