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again!? a chinese city announces partial lockdown as cases rise

on may 13, the northeast chinese city of jilin announced lockdown and travel restrictions in order to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, with six new cases reported on tuesday. 
gai dongping, the vice mayor of china’s jilin city in the country’s northeast, warned on wednesday that there is a huge risk the coronavirus could spread further after reporting six new confirmed cases of covid-19. 
 

again!? a chinese city announces partial lockdown as cases rise

jilin is the second largest city of jilin province, which borders north korea and russia. it will now temporarily suspend departing or transiting train services for passengers. 
“in order to cut off the spread of the epidemic, we have decided to implement control measures in the urban area of jilin,” gai told a press briefing on wednesday.
the city announced that townships and communities are locked down. residents who want to leave the city need to provide a negative report for a nucleic acid test done in the 48 hours before departure. 
 

again!? a chinese city announces partial lockdown as cases rise

△ related announcement

social gatherings have also been banned. all cinemas, theatres, indoor gyms, internet cafes and other enclosed entertainment venues shut immediately, and pharmacies are required to suspend selling fever-reducing, antiviral and antibiotic medicines.
 
again!? a chinese city announces partial lockdown as cases rise
 
moreover, jilin train station announced temporary suspension of departures and ride-through services, starting 6:00 a.m. wednesday until further notice. passengers who have already purchased tickets will be refunded. 

again!? a chinese city announces partial lockdown as cases rise

according to the health commission of jilin city, there have been 21 new cases reported within a week in the city, all linked to a 45-year-old female laundry worker who works for the public security bureau in nearby shulan, a small city in jilin province. 
 
the woman tested positive for covid-19 on may 7, while how she contracted the disease is still a mystery. there had been no local cases reported for 73 days before she fell ill, and she had not traveled out of the province or been in contact with anyone returning from overseas. 
 
again!? a chinese city announces partial lockdown as cases rise
 
in the wake of the infections, shulan imposed lockdown in local communities and villages from saturday. exits and entrances are being guarded by designated people, leaving only one door for local residents to enter. only one family member is allowed to purchase daily necessities each day. 
 

again!? a chinese city announces partial lockdown as cases rise

 
although the new cases in jilin have triggered higher alert, most of the chinese cities are now classified as a low-risk, including wuhan. more and more people are now allowed to get back to work and study.
 
we still don’t know when china will resume the entry by foreign nationals, but there are signs that the day is coming. as the pandemic situation improved, china is seeking with some countries. what’s more, to and from china. 
 

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more airlines to resume flights to china! check the updates

many airlines have canceled the majority of their flights in recent months as they struggled to cope with both a drastic decline in travel demand and government restrictions. now, a few carriers are planning to resume some flights in june. 
airlines in many parts of the world canceled the majority of their flights in recent months as they struggled to cope with both a drastic decline in travel demand and government restrictions. 
besides the entry restrictions, china has implemented a series of rules for international passenger flights that each airline is only allowed to maintain single route to any specific country with no more than one flight per week. 
more airlines to resume flights to china! check the updates
△ the notice released on caac’s official web
however, as the epidemic situation in china has been improved, these prevention and control measures are expected to be eased soon
now, a few carriers are planning to resume some flights in may and the upcoming june. let’s check! 
 

more airlines to resume flights to china! check the updates

  • united airlines
united airlines is planning to resume four flights to beijing, chengdu, and shanghai, according to a report from forbes. 
according to the report, the american carrier said in an employee memo that it is planning to “pencil in four china routes in the june schedule” and that it will “continue to workout the feasibility of restarting passenger service to china.”
united did not specify how many times a week it would fly to china, but its plan is more ambitious than china presently allows.

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  • turkish airlines
turkish’s national flag carrier will resume domestic flights in june and reintroduce international flights gradually. according to the three-month flight plan, starting in june, turkish airlines will fly to 22 destinations in 19 countries, including:  
 
canada, kazakhstan, afghanistan, japan, china, south korea, singapore, denmark, sweden, germany, norway, austria, the netherlands, belgium, belarus, israel, kuwait, georgia and lebanon. 
 

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  • qatar airways
qatar airways has been one of the most active airlines in passenger service throughout the covid-19 crisis, catering to whatever demand has remained after many airlines in the region shut down completely. 
 
still, it’s been operating just a small percentage of its normal schedule. throughout may the airline plans to resume service to a number of cities including amman, delhi, johannesburg, moscow and nairobi. 
 
it continues to serve several other cities including chicago, dallas, hong kong, singapore and so on. 
 

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  • korean air
south korea’s national flag carrier korean air will reopen 19 international routes from the beginning of june, the company announced on thursday. 
in a statement, korean air said the decision was taken as demand grows following ease in coronavirus restrictions by many countries. 
the routes included washington, d.c., seattle, vancouver, toronto, frankfurt, singapore, beijing and kuala lumpur. 
 

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  • klm
klm is flying a much-reduced schedule, but still has some passenger flights, including los angeles, chicago o’hare, atlanta, new york jfk, mexico city, toronto, curacao, sao paulo, singapore, tokyo narita, osaka kansai, seoul incheon, hong kong. 
 
the frequency of the flights varies from once weekly to daily. 
 

more airlines to resume flights to china! check the updates

  • cathay pacific
cathay pacific and its regional wing cathay dragon intend to increase their flying capacity from 3 percent to 5 percent between june 21 and june 30. 
 
this hong kong’s flag carrier said it will operate five flights per week to london (heathrow), los angeles, vancouver, sydney; three flights per week to amsterdam, frankfurt, san francisco, melbourne, mumbai and delhi; and daily flights to tokyo (narita), osaka, seoul, taipei, manila, bangkok, jakarta, ho chi minh city and singapore. 
 
daily flights to beijing and shanghai (pudong) will be operated by “cathay pacific or cathay dragon”. cathay dragon will also operate a daily flight to kuala lumpur.
 

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  • british airways
according to routes online, british airways is planning the long-haul operations in june, including london heathrow to boston, chicago, delhi, hong kong, mumbai, singapore, and tokyo. 
 
ba also currently lists london heathrow – beijing daxing (from 14jun20) and london heathrow – shanghai pu dong schedule for june 2020, however only the following booking class open for reservation: a / c / e / b. both routes scheduled as alternating days service. 
 

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  • air serbia
the serbian president, aleksandar vučić, has said the country’s national carrier is considering introducing scheduled commercial flights to china in the coming period. 
in comments following a meeting with the chinese ambassador to serbia, mr vučić said, “we held very good and important talks … serbia is very popular in china due to its friendly relations and we are considering for air serbia to launch flights to the country in the coming period, with assistance from china. we are in discussions”.
 

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seriously? elon musk named his newborn baby x æ a-12

tesla and spacex chief elon musk and singer grimes welcomed their first child together on may 4, and soon after revealed the baby’s name: x æ a-12, which has garnered plenty of attention. however, the very unique name might be illegal. 
elon musk, 48, announced the birth of his baby boy in a post telling a fan that they had chosen to call him x æ a-12 musk
 
seriously? elon musk named his newborn baby x æ a-12
 
memes around the choice of moniker came thick and fast with many members of the online community wondering how it was pronounced. 
 

seriously? elon musk named his newborn baby x æ a-12

musk’s wife grimes, 32, has since broken down each character of their son’s name in a post. 
 
according to her, the x in the name stands for “the unknown variable.”she said a-12 represents an aircraft that was a precursor to the sr-17 (the couple’s favorite aircraft). the a also stands for archangel, her favorite song. 
 
seriously? elon musk named his newborn baby x æ a-12
 
the name, then, would translate as: “the unknown variable of love and/or artificial intelligence aircraft.”
 

seriously? elon musk named his newborn baby x æ a-12

“imagine being a teacher and seeing ‘x æ a-12’ on your attendance sheet,” wrote a web user. “i would quit on the spot.”
 
“you realize this is a human child and not an ep right?” 
 
“x æ a-12 sounds like the randomly generated wifi password they give you when you buy a router.”
 

seriously? elon musk named his newborn baby x æ a-12

seriously? elon musk named his newborn baby x æ a-12

seriously? elon musk named his newborn baby x æ a-12

 
musk on thursday broke down how to pronounce the name. the x is pronounced “like the letter, x”. æ is pronounced “ash”, and a-12 is said how it appears. thus “x-ash-a-12”. 
 
musk gave credit to grimes who “mostly came up with the name. she’s great at names,” and said “babies are awesome. they’re little love bugs.”
 

seriously? elon musk named his newborn baby x æ a-12

 
however, the unusual choice could fall foul of state rules in california, where the couple are based. 
 
california’s state rules call for names that only use 26 alphabetical characters for the english language. with that in mind, a name like x æ a-12 wouldn’t work on multiple fronts
 
“a name like ‘x æ a-12’ would not be allowed,” matt conens, from the office of public affairs of the california department of public health, wrote in an email to usa today. “vital records must be completed with the 26 alphabetical characters of the english language and appropriate punctuation such as hyphens, apostrophes, periods, and commas.”
 
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terrifying moment! bridge in china shakes up & down like waves!

humen bridge, a sea bridge in southern china’s guangdong province has been temporarily closed due to abnormal shaking. many netizens and drivers said it’s horrifying. what happened? 
shaking bridge
 
videos of a bridge in guangdong have been viral on the internet since tuesday, showing that the humen bridge, which runs across the mouth of the pearl river in the province, shakes dangerously while being jam-packed by cars. 
 
terrifying moment! bridge in china shakes up & down like waves!
terrifying moment! bridge in china shakes up & down like waves!
 
the bridge has been temporarily closed. the water channel under the bridge was also closed as a precautionary measure. 
 
local police said the shaking was due to strong winds and they imposed traffic control around 3 p.m. on tuesday. more vibrations were reported on tuesday night, according to a statement from the provincial department of transportation. 
 

the bridge swaying back and forth made some netizens nervous, saying it was the first time they had seen anything like that. 
 
terrifying moment! bridge in china shakes up & down like waves!
 
 
why did it sway?
 
the department brought 12 bridge experts together to investigate immediately after the vibrations were reported. they said the vibrations were likely caused by wind vortexes.
a structural engineer told global times that the sudden wobbling could have been triggered by barricades, which changed the force of the wind on the bridge. 
 
“but this assumption can only be confirmed if the bridge remains stable when barricades are dismantled. if not, the builders and engineers should reconsider force structures of the bridge to avoid potential safety hazards.”
terrifying moment! bridge in china shakes up & down like waves!
some experts said when the wind speed reaches about 8 m/s, it causes limited vortex vibration of the bridge. humen bridge is now under repair. the bridge deck added a 1.2 meters high retaining wall (water horse), thus destroying the section streamline caused by vortex vibration. at present, the retaining wall is being removed. 
 
terrifying moment! bridge in china shakes up & down like waves!
△ the red barricades on the bridge
guangdong transportation group said it has organized maintenance technicians to inspect the bridge and experts to study it. preliminary indications are that the main structure of the bridge is not damaged, and possible causes of the swaying are under investigation. 
 
“the main structure remained intact after the vibrations, so drivers should not be worried about passing over the bridge in the weeks to come,” the transportation department said.
 
terrifying moment! bridge in china shakes up & down like waves!
 
 
about humen bridge
 
humen bridge (虎门大桥) is a 6-lane bridge that spans 4.6 kilometers, running across the mouth of the pearl river in guangdong province. 
 
terrifying moment! bridge in china shakes up & down like waves!
 
it was completed in june 1997 and is a major artery connecting the cities of shenzhen, dongguan and huizhou in the eastern pearl river delta with guangzhou’s nansha district, foshan, zhuhai, jiangmen, zhaoqing and zhongshan cities on the west. 
 
terrifying moment! bridge in china shakes up & down like waves!
 
it was designed for vehicle speeds of 120 kilometers per hour and can accommodate 80,000 vehicles daily, though it has had major traffic jams during rush hours. 
 
the bridge remained closed on wednesday. 

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