China’s Hangzhou Rolls Out 48-Hour Covid-19 Pass as Beijing Closes Schools

April 29, 2022

(Wall Street Journal) – China’s technology hub of Hangzhou has introduced a 48-hour Covid-19 pass that residents would need to show to move around the city, while Beijing closed schools as new cases in the capital continued to rise. Hangzhou said it is setting up more than 10,000 Covid-19 testing booths across the city. Residents would need to show proof of a negative test within the previous 48 hours to ride public transportation or enter public places, including movie theaters, schools and supermarkets. (Read More)