Mandatory quarantine is slightly reduced as public resentment bubbles away over the strict rules.
China has slightly relaxed some of its Covid restrictions even as case numbers rise to their highest levels in months.
Quarantine for close contacts will be cut from seven days in a state facility to five days and three days at home. Officials will also stop recording secondary contacts - meaning many people will avoid having to quarantine. The slight easing comes weeks after Xi Jinping was re-instated as party leader for a historic third term.China's zero-Covid policy has saved lives in the country of 1.4 billion people but also dealt a punishing blow to the economy and ordinary people's lives.Stories of suffering and desperation have also circulated on social media, fuelling many outbursts of civic anger.
China's National Health Commission insisted the changes did not amount to "relaxing prevention and control, let alone opening up", but were instead designed to adapt to a changing Covid situation.
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