Task
1.
Read the article "Coronavirus in Suifenhe: Remote border town locks down as China opens up". Make a
list of new words with their definitions written out.
Task 2. Translate the passage from “A Chinese city on the Russian border is
entering… something of a hotspot.” in a written form.
Task 3. Make up 5 questions related to topic of the content of the article.
Task 4. Write and send a rendering.
Task 5. Go through this link https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52225475
to watch the
video “Message from Wuhan: "Learn from our mistakes". Is it related
to the topic of the article? How? Justify your point of view. Send me back a recorded
audio file with the answer.
Coronavirus in Suifenhe: Remote border town locks down
as China opens up
A Chinese city
on the Russian border is entering a "lockdown" due to an increase in
coronavirus cases - even as the rest of China cautiously opens up.
In Suifenhe,
1,000 miles from Beijing, people have been ordered to stay indoors, with some
exceptions.
The border is
closed to people, although not goods, and a 600-bed isolation hospital is being
built.
One business
owner told the BBC she was "very scared" - but another local said he
had confidence in the government.
What is the
virus situation in Suifenhe?
On Wednesday,
China reported 59 imported cases of Covid-19 across the whole country.
According to
state media, 25 of them entered the country via Suifenhe - making the remote north-east crossing
something of a hotspot.
The patients
were all returning Chinese citizens who had flown from Moscow to Vladivostok, a
Russian city around 100 miles south.
All the new
patients were taken to hospital, with two in a serious condition.
In addition,
another 86 people in Suifenhe - who came via the same route - were classed as
"asymptomatic" but positive for the virus, which China counts
separately.
What has
Suifenhe done?
The border was
closed to people on Tuesday, the local government said, although cargo can
continue. Russia closed its border with China in February.
People in the
city have been told to stay at home, although the lockdown isn't as severe as
Hubei province experienced. One person per house can shop for essentials every
three days.
At the same
time, the new hospital - in an existing building - is due to open this weekend,
intended for patients with mild symptoms.
"Of course
I'm very scared," one woman who runs a bakery shop told the BBC.
"We don't
leave the house now. Many people already left the city. But we can't do that,
because we have a shop need to take care of."
Meanwhile, a
member of staff at a restaurant in the city said it was normally their high
season, with around 1,000 customers a day.
Instead, they
were told to close earlier this week, with "no idea" when they can
open again.
But the staff
member was not critical of the government. He said the lockdown made him feel
"secure" - and that he was "very confident" the government
would look after the situation.
What is the
situation in the rest of China?
China's recorded
rate of Covid-19 infections has slowed dramatically in recent weeks.
On Thursday, it
reported 63 cases - 61 imported from overseas - and just two new deaths.
The
"flattening of the curve" has allowed restrictions to be lifted, and
some normality to return.
On Wednesday,
people were allowed to leave Wuhan - where the outbreak emerged - for the first
time in 11 weeks if they were deemed virus-free.
There were 221
inbound and outbound flights, with more than 7,000 people leaving and 4,500
arriving. More than half a million used public transport, state media reported.
But although
people from Wuhan can leave, they still face restrictions in other cities. In
Beijing, for example, they will be tested upon arrival, according to local
media.
Even if they
pass, they will then be quarantined for 14 days - and tested again - before
being released.
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