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Forums > Living in Kunming > 3 day negative covid test for air travel

Anyone have information or experienece in getting a covid 19 test for international air travel?

From what I can tell, I need a 3 day before departure test that the airline will accept and english translated version of results.

Info on where to get the test, how long it takes to get results, and if they provide an english version would be appreciated.

I don't really want to travel right now, but I might have too.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Missed first dose COVID-19 vaccine

I called all three listed hospitals today. All had the same response, that I had to call 114 and get in touch with the Kunming Foreign Affairs Office. After speaking to someone in the department responsible for the vaccine rollout, they said at this time I would not be able to get either the first dose or second dose in Kunming as a foreigner. They don't have any foreseeable plans to offer another round either. The only route to getting vaccinated in Kunming is these two windows at those three hospitals. Private or other hospitals are not an option.

My only option it seems is to find somewhere in China that is not Kunming, like other parts of Yunnan or other provinces that will allow me to get a shot there.

If anyone has information regarding getting the COVID-19 vaccine shot outside of Kunming, I would appreciate it.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Second Vaccine time!

Do not miss your 2nd shot!

I just found out that the windows are once only for Kunming.

I missed my first shot and from the information I have gathered since is if you miss a window as a foreigner, you are screwed.

There is no other route to get a jab in Kunming jurisdiction and no for seeable plans to offer another round of windows for foreigners.

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There are definitely thugs posing as tour operators in China. Luckily, it's the exception. In Vietnam they just pull out knives, then the tourists pay up.

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Given how China works, a Hekou West could be 35km to the north west instead. Just so people don't get confused reading, there is NO Hekou West station that I know of. Just made it up as an example of how that new extension line could drop you off in middle of nowhere, like Mengzi North (which is real).

For Sapa transportation, if you can find anything for 50k to 80k dong per person after the border, take it. Otherwise you have to figure out how to get to Lao Cai bus station. Also, rides are a daytime thing, not that you'd want to head up that road at night anyways.

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Never gotten sick once at Sals. Their food is TexMex, so yeah, not authentic Mexican food, but pretty authentic as TexMex goes. Burrito wrap has improved a lot. Like the draft beer option now.

If you haven't had dairy products in a while, and do eat here, best forgo the sour cream. Nothing wrong with it, in fact it's the best sour cream in Kunming, but if you've eaten Chinese for month or months with no dairy intake, your system will react to sour cream or probably any liquid dairy product not so well. Maybe that's what happened with nailer and tallamerican.

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Update:

It's now 5 working days for regular processing. So I submitted my application a bit before 5pm on a Friday and was told to pick it up next week Friday after 5pm.

Cost is now 400rmb for a single 30 day entry. Or that was what I was charged anyways. There are no posted prices and its cash only with no receipt except for your passport pickup. That's like $65 USD.

You can pay another 150rmb for 2 day or 100rmb for 3 day processing. For 400rmb, they should process it in three days like they used to before, but now you'd pay 500rmb. The office is still like deserted most of the time, so why does it take longer now and cost extra. If you opted for 2 day, thats like $90 usd. All other neighboring countries charge like $25usd.

The rest of and cope review is still good for hours and location.

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Far out, less people. Big enough to get lost in. Pretty and quiet near dusk. 20yuan entrance fee.

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Like everyone else says, best Indian food in Kunming. They have lunch plates and dinner plates. Show up before 1pm for lunch.

They are on the 4th floor of the half empty shopping mall. Best way is too take the elevator past the KFC around the corner from Starbucks.

Most individual dishes can feed only two hungry guys, so order more if you are starving. Naan order can take care of one only.

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Five stars for the food. Go with Yereth's recommendations, plus any vegetable the waitress says is fresh.

Beware that Xue Fu lu is one way, so many taxis have to take a roundabout way to get here.