China has been facing a lot of protesting due to the Covid rules, however it has been stated that they will be lifting it’s most severe Covid Policies!
China Rolls Back on Covid Rules!
People around China have been protesting due to the Covid policy being how it is. Lockdowns after lockdowns due to Covid going up.
If anyone in China has Covid, they can now isolate at home rather than going to a state facility if they have mild or no symptoms.
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Alongside this, there is no need to do a test at every single venue anymore, and everyone is allowed to travel freely.
“Finally! I will no longer worry about getting infected or being taken away as a close contact,” one person wrote on Chinese social media.
Another said: “Can anyone explain to me what’s happening? Why is the change all of a sudden and so major?”
China’s National Health Commissioned Announcement!
China’s National Health Commissioned announced a swathe of other new freedoms on Wednesday. They said:
- They aimed to decrease testing. Lateral flow tests would replace PCR tests in most scenarios where a result is needed, although PCRs are still needed for schools, hospitals and nursing homes
- Lockdowns would continue but should only apply to more targeted areas – for example, certain buildings, units or floors as opposed to whole neighbourhoods or cities being shut down
- Areas identified as “high-risk” should come out of lockdown in five days if no new cases are found. Several cities in China have endured months-long lockdowns this year even when there were only a handful of cases
- Schools can remain open with student attendance if there’s no wider campus outbreak
- Stated by the BBC!
After a long time of constant lockdowns and measures to ensure no Covid in China, they have loosened the restrictions and have managed to solve the issues.
“All localities should adhere to…. focus on improving the vaccination rate of people aged 60-79, accelerating the vaccination rate of people aged 80 and above, and making special arrangements,” the National Health Commission said.
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