Chinese authorities announced an easing of quarantine rules, travel restrictions and widespread PCR testing as the country moves away from zero-Covid.
by China’s National Health Commission, Covid positive individuals who are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms will be allowed to self-isolate at home instead of in government quarantine facilities.
People will no longer be required to show a negative test result or a health code on China’s Covid app before traveling between regions or entering public venues—with the exception of hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and other vulnerable locations. The new policy aims to pull back on the widespread use of PCR tests to detect positive cases—which will now only be limited to areas and occupations deemed high-risk—while encouraging a shift to using rapid antigen tests.
The new rules will also significantly narrow the scope of Covid lockdowns, limiting them to specific buildings, floors or even households as necessary instead of sealing off entire residential blocks, neighborhoods or towns. Locked-down locations will implement a “quick sealing and quick release” approach where an area delineated as “high risk” will be immediately reopened after five consecutive days with no new infections.In a move that appears to be a direct response to the recent protests against the zero-Covid measures, the health commission’s new rules “strictly” forbid the blocking of fire exits, unit doors and emergency escapes.
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