Member Portal on COVID-19 Outbreak

• AmCham China's PPE Taskforce page 
• [USFDA] Homepage for Medical Devices and the COVID-19 information 
• [USFDA] Emergency Use Authorizations for Medical Devices and Industry Hotline for COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests and Shortages
• [GAC] Starting April 10, GAC will inspect 11 items of medical supplies for export, including medical masks, medical protective gowns, and ventilators 海关总署公告2020年第53号 (CN) 

• CDC homepage for COVID-19 information 
• Department of State homepage for COVID-19 information 
• Department of State travel warning for China 
• Department of State Global Level 4 Health Advisory – Do Not Travel 
• What the Department of State can and can't do in a crisis 
• All US Embassy China travel and health alerts
• Latest Embassy Health Alert as of Mar 14 
• Smart Traveler Enrollment Program homepage, which allows US citizens traveling and living abroad to register with the nearest Embassy or Consulate
• American Citizen Services (contact email): BeijingACS@state.gov
• All US Embassy/Consulate regular visa appointments are temporarily suspended as of Feb 10 
• DHS issues restrictions on inbound flights with individuals who have been in China 
• Suspension of entry of persons who pose a risk of transmitting COVID-19

National 

• China’s National Health Commission homepage (EN and CN)
• National Immigration Administration (NIA) website (CN)
  Q&A on current situation (EN/CN)
  Public prevention advice (EN/CN)
• COVID-19 Epidemic National Policy Compilation (as of Mar 1) (CN) 
• [GAC] Notice on tax exemption for goods imported for disease control (CN)  国务院关税税则委员会关于防控新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情进口物资不实施对美加征关税措施的通知  税委会〔2020〕6号
• [GAC] Ten measures launched on Feb 16 to fully support foreign trade enterprises to resume production (CN) 海关总署10条“硬核”措施全力支持外贸企业复工复产 
• [MIIT] Leveraging AI to fight against the coronavirus epidemic (CN) 工信部倡议：充分发挥人工智能赋能效用、协力抗击疫情
• [MIIT] Asking the ICT Industry to provide feedbacks on the the difficulties they are currently facing (CN) 工信部关于请软件和信息技术服务企业提供疫情防控期间存在困难和有关意见建议的函
• [MOFCOM] Notice on actively expanding imports (CN) 商务部办公厅关于积极扩大进口应对新冠肺炎疫情有关工作的通知
• [MOFCOM & NDRC] Securing the supply of Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) for logistics and transporation enterprises (CN) 商务部办公厅 国家发展改革委办公厅关于保障流通企业防护用品需要做好市场保供工作的通知
• [MOFCOM] Supporting foreign trade enterprises to overcome challenges and reduce losses (CN) 商务部办公厅关于帮助外贸企业应对疫情克服困难减少损失的通知
• [MOFCOM] Preparing commercial and trade enterprises to reopen (CN) 商务部办公厅关于组织做好商贸企业复工营业工作的通知
• [MOFCOM] Measures of speeding up the production resumption of foreign-invested enterprises and promoting foreign investment in Shandong Province (CN) 商务部办公厅关于推广山东省加快外商投资企业复工复产推进外商投资若干措施的函 
• [MOCA] Guiding Opinions on the national industry associations and chambers of commerce to Further Improve the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus (CN) 民政部关于全国性行业协会商会进一步做好新型冠状病毒肺炎防控工作的指导意见
• [MOF & SAT] Announcement No. 8, 9, 10, 11 on the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus (CN) 财政部 税务总局关于支持新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情防控有关税收政策的公告
• [NIA] List of recent entry control measures adopted by relevant countries as of Feb 16 (CN) 近期有关国家采取入境管制措施列表 
• [NIA] One-stop portal for travel restrictions and country entry / exit information check (CN) 出入境信息一键通（前往国家地区临时管制措施及我国口岸通行情况查询）
• [NIA] Latest quarantine and control measures in multiple cities for in-bound international flights (CN) 各地入境民航防控措施总结
• [NPC] The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) will review a draft decision on postponing the third session of the 13th NPC (CN) 全国人大常委会会议将审议关于推迟召开十三届全国人大三次会议的决定草案
• [SAMR, NMPA & SIPO] 10 measures to support the resumption of work and production (CN) 市场监管总局 国家药监局 国家知识产权局支持复工复产十条   国市监综〔2020〕30号 
• [CAAC] Notice on Further Reducing International Passenger Flights during the Epidemic Prevention and Control Period 
• [CAAC & GAC] Notice on filling out the epidemic prevention health information for Chinese nationals before taking flights back to China (CN) 中国民用航空局、中华人民共和国海关总署关于中国籍旅客乘坐航班回国前填报防疫健康信息的公告  民航公告〔2020〕6号 
• [MOFA & NIA] Effective on Mar 28, China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry into China by foreign nationals holding visas or residence permits 
• The Standing Committee of the State Council: exemption of value-added tax from small-scale taxpayers in Hubei for 3 months and reduction to 1% in other regions (CN) 国务院常务会：免征湖北小规模纳税人增值税3个月，其他地区降至1% 
• State Council: Additional refinancing and rediscount loan quotas for small and medium-sized banks (CN) 李克强主持召开国务院常务会议，确定再提前下达一批地方政府专项债额度、带动扩大有效投资、部署强化对中小微企业的金融支持等 
• State Council: Extend certain favorable tax policies through end-2023 for financial institutions supporting micro-sized firms and rural households (CN) 李克强主持召开国务院常务会议，推出增设跨境电子商务综合试验区、支持加工贸易、广交会网上举办等系列举措，决定延续实施普惠金融和小额贷款公司部分税收支持政策 

Beijing 

• A letter to non-Chinese citizen visitors in Beijing from the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office
• Measures to further support the prevention and control of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus by Beijing Municiple Government Office (CN) 
• Several exceptions for the 14-day home observation of people coming to Beijing 
• Five departments in Beijing jointly issued the notice on further clarifying the requirements of epidemic prevention for offices in commercial buildings (CN) 
• Starting on Mar 3, all personnel arriving Beijing from Korea, Italy, Iran, Japan and other severely-affected countries must be quarantined for 14 days, regardless of nationalities (CN) 
• Starting on Mar 11, all personnel arriving Beijing from countries which are not seriously affected by the epidemic should also stay at home for self-quarantine or be under observation for 14 days (CN)
• Starting on Mar 16, anyone arriving to Beijing from abroad will be transferred directly to a central quarantine facility for 14 days for observation. A few exceptions, including the elderly, minors, pregnant women, and those living by themselves can apply for self-quarantine at home (CN) 
• Starting on Mar 19, Beijing launched stricter measures to control personnel entering Beijing from abroad, including no permission of self-quarantine at home for those living by themselves (CN)
• Starting on Mar 23, all personnel entering Beijing from overseas, regardless of the final destination, will be subject to centralized quarantine and nucleic testing (CN) 
• Beijing issued a circular on the normalization of pandemic prevention and control during the work and production resumption (CN) 
• Beijing reports 36 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case on Jun 15 (CN) [NEW]
• A negative nucleic acid test certificate within 7 days is required for those who need to leave Beijing, starting Jun 16 (CN) [NEW]
• Beijing will change the emergency response level of public health emergencies from level 3 to level 2 from Jun 16 (CN) [NEW]

Regional 

• A summary of local policies to help companies from the International Chamber of Commerce in China (as of Feb 5) (CN) 

Tianjin 

• The Foreign Affairs Office of Tianjin Municipal People's Government's 24-hour hotline for foreigners: (022) 5836 8675.
• A letter to all foreign friends in Tianjin, including 47 hospitals’ contact information from the Tianjin Foreign Affairs Office 
• Efforts made by Municipal Transportation Committee to prevent and control the epidemic (CN)
• Measures to extend the plate number limit of motor vehicles (CN) 
• 21 supportive policies launched by Tianjin Municipal People’s Government on Feb 7 (CN) 
• Guidelines on handling labor relations during the novel coronavirus epidemic in Tianjin (CN) 
• TEDA's 16 measures to support SMEs in controlling the epidemic and maintaining steady growth (CN) 
• A series of new policies (EN and CN) from the Tianjin Municipal Government, including a letter to foreign chambers of commerce in Tianjin, measures for promoting sustained and sound economic and social development, and administrative measures for application for registration of the business scope of enterprises in Tianjin 
• Detailed implementation rules and measures to promote the sustainable and healthy economic and social development by Tianjin Bureau of Commerce (CN)
• Compilation of Tianjin government supportive policies as of Feb 2020 (CN, PDF) 
• If you are able to help or have any further questions, please contact our Tianjin Chapter staff Amanda He: amandahe@amchamchina.org or Linda Cheng: lcheng@amchamchina.org

Central China (Hubei and Wuhan)

• Hubei Province updated fiscal and tax support policy during the epidemic (CN)
• Hubei Province policies to support small, medium and micro enterprises during the epidemic (CN) 
• 21 SME supportive policies by Wuhan Municipal Government on Feb 22 (CN) 
• Notice on the refund of the 2019 unemployment insurance payment for Wuhan enterprises with less than 500 employees by Wuhan Unemployment Insurance Administration Office on Feb 27 (CN)
• Notice on ensuring work resumption and production, and the safe flow of people in the province by Hubei COVID-19 Prevention and Control Headquarter on Mar 11 (CN)
• Hubei Province will reopen Wuhan's transportation connections to areas outside the city on April 8 and lift traffic controls in other parts of the province on Mar 25 (CN)
• Wuhan issued 21 new policies to support enterprises to resume production. SMEs can get one-year interest-free loans (CN) 
• Measures on the use of special fund of 20 billion RMB to rescue and support local SMEs by Wuhan Municipal Government on Apr 6 (CN) 
• If you are able to help or have any further questions, please contact our Central China Chapter staff Joan Zhu: jzu@amchamchina.org or Lina Wang: lwang@amchamchina.org

Northeast China (Liaoning, Dalian and Shenyang) 

• Liaoning
  • Provincial Government's policies and measures to support the production and operation of SMEs (CN)
  • Notice of Liaoning Provincial Department of Transportation: Roads must not be closed without permission to ensure smooth access to the return rush road (CN)
  • 30 inspection and control measures in urban and rural communities in Liaoning Province 
• Dalian:
  • Notice of the Dalian Municipal Government on policies and measures to support the production and operation of SMEs (CN)
  • A letter to foreign friends In Dalian 
  • 24-hour hotline for foreigners in Dalian 
  • Information of 34 medical institutions with 24-hour fever clinics in Dalian (EN and CN)
  • Joint Notice on key personnel of the epidemic to make truthful registration and declaration (CN) 
• Shenyang:
  • A letter to foreign friends in Shenyang
  • Information of 36 medical institutions with 24-hour fever clinics in Shenyang  
  • Shenyang Daily Updates on COVID-19 Prevention and Control in May with the recently confirmed cases
• To get the latest local government policies about the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, you can follow the Wechat accounts below:
  • “dalianwaishi”“大连外事”for Foreign Affairs Office of Dalian Municipal People’s Government
  • “shenyangwaishi”“沈阳外事”for Foreign Affairs Office of Shenyang Municipal People’s Government
  • “dalianfabu”“大连发布”for Dalian Municipal Government
  • “shenyangzhengwu” “沈阳政务” for Shenyang Municipal Government
• Click here (EN and CN) to view the lists of masks and protective apparels needed per information from Dalian Municipal People’s Government.
• If you are able to help or have any further questions, please contact our Northeast Chapter staff Maddalena Di Tommaso: m.ditommaso@amchamchina.org or Melody Song: msong@amchamchina.org

• Suspending flight to China – Airline updates 
  • American Airlines (as of Mar 13) 
  • Delta Airlines (as of Apr 22) 
  • United Airlines (see here) 
  • Air Canada (as of Apr 21) 
• Government policies for schools
  • [MOE] Feb 18: Notice from the office of the State Council Education Supervision Committee on the supervision and inspection in all schools (CN) 
  • [MOE & MIIT] Feb 12: Notice on postponing school openings and suspending class of primary and middle schools (CN) 
  • [MOE] Feb 11: Press Q&A on postponing school openings and suspending class of primary and middle schools (CN) 
  • [MOE] Feb 28: Overall arrangements for the prevention and control of COVID-19 and the reform and development in the education system (CN) 
  • [Beijing] Jan 28: Schools in Beijing set to open on an as-yet-unspecified date, at some point after February 17
  • [Beijing] Jan 26: Ministry of Education directive on delayed school opening times (CN, PDF)
  • [Beijing] Mar 27: Notice from Beijing Municipal Education Commission on arrangements for K12 students and faculty coming back to Beijing (CN) 
  • [Beijing] Mar 30: Online lecturing for primary and secondary schools in Beijing will begin on April 13 (CN)
  • [Beijing] Apr 12: Beijing confirmed the school reopening dates for senior high school (Apr 27) and senior middle school students (May 11), and rescheduled the dates of college (Jul 7-10) and high school entrance examinations (Jul 17-19) (CN)
  • [Beijing] May 13: Beijing announced the school reopening dates for universities (Jun 6), middle schools (Jun 1), primary schools (Jun 8) and kindergartens (Jun 8) (CN) 
  • [Tianjin] Feb 1: Notice on postponing resumption of work and schools (CN) 
  • [Tianjin] Jan 31: Tianjin's measures to ensure the non-suspension of classes (CN) 
  • [Tianjin] May 8: School starts on May 18 for year-4 to year-6 primary students and non-final-year high school students (CN) 
  • [Liaoning] Jan 31: Notice from the General Office of the People's Government of Liaoning Province on the issue of postponing the resumption of work and schools (CN) 
  • [Shenyang] Feb 3: Notice from Shenyang Bureau of Education on suspending offline management services of graduate archives (CN) 
  • [Dalian] Jan 28: Notice from Dalian Bureau of Education on implementing 8 measures to support the epidemic prevention and control in all schools (CN) 
  • [Dalian] May 8: Back-to-school dates for non-final-year primary, high school (junior and senior) and vocational school students (CN) 
  • [Wuhan] May 8: School starts on May 20 for third-year junior high students, and high school entrance exam dates on July 20 and 21 (CN) 
• Tax and customs
  • Beijing released 16 measures for SMEs to ease their financial pressure (CN) 
  • KPMG: National and local taxation treatment policies to support epidemic control (CN) 
  • KPMG: New policies applied to imported goods for the epidemic control (CN, PDF)
  • KPMG: Managing China VAT issues effectively in turbulent times (EN and CN in PDF) 
• Commercial facility management 
  • JLL: Preliminary judgment of the impact of the epidemic on commercial real estate | North China (CN, PDF) 
  • Cushman & Wakefield: The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Its Impact on China's Commercial Real Estate and Countermeasures (CN, PDF) 
  • Colliers: The Recovery Road of Beijing Commercial Real Estate in the Post-pandemic Era (CN, PDF) 
• Supply chain management
  • Experts Advising on logistics and supply chain management under the current situation (CN) 
  • Oxford Economics: How global supply chains will feel coronavirus’ chill (PDF) 
  • Deloitte: The planning and response of the automobile industry supply chain under the epidemic (CN) 
• ​Retail
  • Bain: ​China’s retailers and the coronavirus outbreak: lessons from the past 

• Deloitte: HR policies research report under the coronavirus outbreak in China (EN) and (CN) (PDF)
• Morgan Lewis: Responding to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: An initial guide for multinational employers in the PRC
• BCW: Insights on coronavirus and checklist for communicators in China (PDF) 
• Mercer: North China survey result for the specific corporate practices under the delayed work resumption policy (CN, PDF) 
• Mercer: Business responses to the COVID-19 outbreak survey findings (PDF) 
• Junhe Law Firm: Administrative and criminal risks and protection of enterprises during the novel coronavirus outbreak (CN) 
• Deloitte: 10 top challenges and priorities for companies in this difficult time (CN) 
• Dezan Shira & Associates: As coronavirus hampers business activity, China seeks to ease financial pressure 
• E&Y: 6 recommendations for companies to navigate the nCoV (CN) 
• E&Y: Be ready for the internet security as the remote working mode turned on (CN) 
• E&Y: How to adjust strategy to keep the labor cost under control (CN)
• Bain: Beyond the Coronavirus Crisis: Prepare Now 
• The Conference Board: Managing Through the Coronavirus Crisis: Selected Ideas and Learnings for Asia’s HR Leaders (PDF)
• The Conference Board: Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis: Selected Ideas and Learnings for Asia’s Communications Leaders (PDF) 
• The Conference Board: Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis: Selected Ideas and Learnings for Asia’s Supply Chain Management Leaders (PDF) 
• The Conference Board: Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis: Selected Ideas and Learnings for Asia’s CSR Leaders (PDF)
• The Conference Board: Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis: Selected Ideas and Learnings for Asia’s Finance Management Leaders (PDF) 
• PwC: Blue Paper on the “Pandemic Management Framework” for Governments in fighting the COVID-19 (PDF) 

• The Beijinger blog
• China Daily blog and special coverage
• SCMP infographics (VPN) 
• World Health Organization Novel Coronavirus page
• Dezan Shira and Associates Coronavirus Insights page 
• S&P Global Coronavirus Coverage page 
• Moody's Coronavirus Effects page
• United Family: How to avoid bringing the virus into your home (PDF) 
• United Family: Pneumonia of unknown origin and prevention (PDF) 
• Rhodium Group: A five-stage framework for assessing the virus and China's economy in 2020 (PDF) 
• The Conference Board: Coronavirus Crisis: Assessing Economic Impacts (PDF) 
• BeijingKids: Stringent Standards Set as Conditions for K-12 School Reopening
• State Council: Guide for correctly wearing masks (CN) 
• S&P Global: COVID-19 Macroeconomic Update: The Global Recession Is Here And Now (PDF) 
• AcceleratingBiz: COVID-19 Crisis CEO Resource Center page