Several Chinese cities are lifting some of their covid-19 preventive measures, signaling the gradual end of the “zero case” strategy that kept the country in lockdown for almost three years and affected the economy.
The lifting of restrictions is taking place unofficially, as the Politburo Standing Committee, China’s highest authority, has not made any announcements. Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chunlan, who is in charge of the zero covid strategy, said just last week that the low virulence of the virus and the high vaccination rate of the population “created the conditions” for the country to “adjust measures against the coronavirus.” pandemic”, as he is now “in a new situation”.
In Beijing, two people who tested positive for covid-19 told Lusa News Agency that the PCR test result was not updated on the health code, an application used in China to access public or residential areas. Two residents found themselves infected after conducting rapid tests at home after showing symptoms of infection with the novel coronavirus.
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Source: CM Jornal
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