China's National Health Commission announced on Wednesday the most significant relaxation of its COVID-19 prevention and control protocols since the pandemic erupted three years ago.
A woman gets swabbed to be tested for the coronavirus disease at a nucleic acid testing site in Shanghai, China December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
- Negative COVID testing results or health code checks are no longer required except in places such as nursing homes, welfare homes, medical institutions, childcare institutions, and primary and middle schools. - High-risk areas without new infections for five consecutive days should be released from lockdowns in a timely manner.
- The classified management of key populations' health conditions should be strengthened. Elderly with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, tumors, immune function deficiency and other diseases should be identified. Their vaccination status should also be examined.
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