The center of Fay is forecast to move near the mid-Atlantic coast on Friday, and move inland over the northeast United States on Saturday.
The city had conducted nucleic acid tests on more than 3 million residents before the mass testing campaign was launched. All remaining residents will receive the tests, according to a notice issued by Wuhan's city government on Thursday.
The central bank meeting on Wednesday, chaired by PBOC Governor Yi Gang, stressed that "stabilizing expectations" was among the authority's priority tasks. In addition, monetary policy should focus on extending credit and innovating new tools, said a statement on its website.
The city is one of the major producers of crawfish in China. Cooking and exporting the freshwater crustacean is a main income source for local farmers.
The centralized water supply coverage and the penetration rate of tap water in rural areas in Gansu have reached 91 percent and 88 percent, respectively, both higher than the national average, Wang added.
The city has launched an outdoor dining initiative to boost the business of restaurants. Over 20 Open Streets now have Open Restaurants on them, providing dining services on every Friday and weekend throughout the summer.
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The central bank also set technical requirements on QR code encryption, transaction verification and information protection to prevent hacker attack and customer privacy leaks.
The central bank cut the RRR on Wednesday for most financial institutions by 0.5 percentage point effective on Jan 6 to support the development of the real economy and lower social financing costs.
The check point in Zhuozhou has opened all six of its channels and has equipped 20 police officers-twice the normal number-as well as 18 medical workers per shift to ensure smooth passage, Wang said.
The circular regulates a total of 20 supporting measures in various fields, including administrative approval, importation, tax and finance. The measures are in effect until June 30.