China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti\u002DCOVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago.
The relaxation of rules, which includes allowing infected people with mild symptoms to quarantine at home and dropping testing for people traveling domestically, is the clearest sign yet Beijing is pivoting away from its zero-COVID policy to let people live with the disease.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Wednesday’s announcement soared to the most viewed topic on China’s Weibo platform, with many hoping for normality after policies that have brought mental suffering to tens of millions.tap here to see other videos from our team“It’s time for our lives to return to normal, and for China to return to the world,” wrote one Weibo user.
“Doctor, we’ve made it through, we’re going to be free,” wrote one user. “Daylight is here,” wrote another. But NHC spokesperson Mi Feng told a news conference that any changes to measures regarding inbound travel would be “gradual.”The policy changes were announced after Xi, who regards China’s relentless fight against COVID as one of his main achievements, chaired a meeting of the Communist Party’s Politburo on Tuesday.
Major cities across China, including Beijing and Shanghai, were gripped by protests last month, which started to subside amid a heavy police presence and various restrictions being lifted in different parts of the country.But they have markedly softened their tone on the health risks of the virus – bringing China closer to what other countries have been saying for more than a year as they dropped restrictions and shifted towards living with the virus.
“Please buy rationally, buy on demand, and do not blindly stock up,” the Beijing Municipal Food and Drug Administration was quoted as saying in the state-owned Beijing Evening News.
المملكة العربية السعودية أحدث الأخبار, المملكة العربية السعودية عناوين
Similar News:يمكنك أيضًا قراءة قصص إخبارية مشابهة لهذه التي قمنا بجمعها من مصادر إخبارية أخرى.
COVID-19 and flu: 5 COVID-19 deaths, flu positivity up slightlyOttawa Public Health is reporting five more deaths from COVID-19 in its Tuesday update and a slight increase in the positivity rate for influenza.
اقرأ أكثر »
'WE'RE GOING TO BE FREE': Chinese cheer as COVID curbs loosenedChina on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti\u002DCOVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago.
اقرأ أكثر »
'We're going to be free': Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosenedBEIJING — China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti\u002DCOVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules…
اقرأ أكثر »
'WE'RE GOING TO BE FREE': Chinese cheer as COVID curbs loosenedChina on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti\u002DCOVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago.
اقرأ أكثر »
Few Chinese keen to travel abroad soon, even if COVID-19 curbs ease, report showsAs many as 51 per cent of those surveyed for study plan to delay international travel
اقرأ أكثر »