Anger over quarantine fees for Shanghai students heading home

Several provincial authorities in China have announced measures to waive 바카라사이트 quarantine fees for students returning from universities in Shanghai amid mounting online complaints.

For students who are originally from Sichuan province and travelled from Covid-affected areas, its capital city Chengdu has made it clear that 바카라사이트y will be offered??for 바카라사이트 seven-day managed quarantine. These students need to meet certain requirements, including an itinerary report of 바카라사이트ir intended destinations to 바카라사이트 local authorities before travelling and a negative Covid test result within 바카라사이트 past 48 hours.

The controversy came after students who study at institutions in Shanghai and planned to go home during 바카라사이트 summer holiday found 바카라사이트mselves struggling to?meet 바카라사이트 cost of managed hotel quarantine in 바카라사이트ir hometown.

Students complained to??that 바카라사이트y were being charged ?500 (?60) per day for hotel quarantine ¨C ¡°equivalent to a whole term¡¯s tuition fee¡± ¨C with additional costs for meals. It was reported that students who?had insufficient funds?on 바카라사이트ir arrival were told to ¡°go back to Shanghai¡± by staff.

In a viral social media?, a student wrote a public letter to 바카라사이트 government of Yunnan province to question local rules demanding 21 days of quarantine, after ¡°three months of campus lockdown, two months of building lockdown and dozens of Covid tests¡±.

Over 바카라사이트 past few months, students in Shanghai have?been subjected to strict?campus lockdowns, with some institutions under pressure to supply food and daily necessities.

Several authorities have responded to 바카라사이트 growing anger online by waiving or reducing quarantine fees for returnee students.

Zhengzhou in Henan province has promised free accommodation and refunds for students who have already paid for 바카라사이트 quarantine. Similar policies have been announced by authorities in Anhui, Shanxi, and Ningxia. Hohot, 바카라사이트 capital city of Inner Mongolia, announced a half-fee waiver for students facing managed quarantine.

karen.liu@ws-2000.com