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A Positive COVID-19 Test Result

The Chinese word for sheep (羊 yáng) is a homonym of 阳（yáng), which means a positive test result. The ewe emoji is now widely used by Chinese netizens to refer to a positive COVID-19 test result or a person who has tested positive for the virus. This is probably the last emoji Shanghai residents want to see, as they are still living under lockdown with the city reporting over 20,000 new infections per day.

New College Grads Prefer to Work in Smaller Cities, Official Survey Says

Shanghai’s First Makeshift Quarantine Center in an Office Building

A person sits on a bed inside a makeshift quarantine center inside an office building overlooking the Huangpu River, in Shanghai, April 11, 2022. This is the first office the city has converted into a quarantine center during its ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. It took workers 96 hours of nonstop work to prepare. VCG

On China’s Declining Judicial Transparency

China’s Judicial Transparency Project Faces an Uncertain Future

China Railway Cuts Daily Schedules by 70% Amid COVID-19 Surge

The window for advanced ticket bookings has now been changed from 15 days to just five days.

China’s Lockdowns Boost Refrigerator Sales to Store Food

Industry data shows “dramatic” increase in sales volume since late March.