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China announced a general easing of anti-COVID sanitary rules, abandoning a restrictive strategy against coronavirus This sparked a historic wave of protests across the country.
Illness due to politics Zero COVID China, which includes sudden lockdowns, continuous testing and quarantining even for non-infected people, has led to demonstrations not seen since the 1989 pro-democracy movement.
The authorities tried to suppress these protests; but at the same time they began to respond to demands, first at the local level and now at the national level.
New guidance presented on Wednesday by the National Health Commission (CNS) indicates that the scope and volume of PCR tests (almost routine in covid zero) will be reduced.
Lockdowns will also be kept to a minimum, and people with non-serious cases of COVID-19 will be able to self-isolate at home instead of going to government facilities.
In addition, the public must not display a green health code on their phone to enter buildings and public places, except for “geriatrics, medical facilities, kindergartens and centers of secondary and higher education.”
“Asymptomatic and mildly infected individuals who can be isolated at home will generally self-isolate at home,” the new rules say.
“Mass PCR tests will only be carried out in schools, hospitals, nursing homes and high-risk workplaces. PCR test will be further reduced,” they add.
In addition, “People traveling between provinces must not provide a test result in the previous 48 hours and must not take a test upon arrival.”
China will also speed up the vaccination of the elderly population, which has long been considered one of the main obstacles to policy easing. Zero COVID.
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Demonstrations against this restrictive Communist Party policy erupted across the country late last month. Some have called for more political freedoms or even the resignation of the president. Xi Jinping.
Since then, several Chinese cities have lifted some of the most annoying restrictions.
Capital Beijingwith many businesses already fully reopening, said this week that citizens do not have to present a negative test within the last 48 hours to access public transport.
Shanghaiwhich underwent a tight two-month lockdown this year, has announced similar measures and will allow its residents to enter open spaces such as parks and tourist attractions without presenting a recent test.
Even the state-controlled media, once filled with bleak news about the danger of the virus and the chaos wreaked on other countries, have drastically slowed down to minimize the risks of infection. (AFP)
Source: RPP
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