China has decisively stepped away from its punishing policy - now it must navigate many challenges.
After unprecedented mass protests against zero Covid, Chinese authorities have made their most decisive move yet to exit the punishing policy.the end of forced centralised quarantine, allowing people with mild Covid to isolate at home, as well as limits to lockdowns, fewer checks of Covid test results, and freer travel around the country. It came after various cities began easing local restrictions.The main challenge is ensuring the inevitable uptick in infections does not lead to mass deaths.
"China will hope to reopen in a targeted way, protecting those who are yet to be vaccinated, but so far at least other countries have not been able to do this, and have generally seen that re-opening leads to a wave of cases." When other places like South Korea and Singapore opened up, they had well-vaccinated populations who received foreign jabs such as Pfizer, Moderna and Astrazeneca, but still could not prevent a spike in infections.
Accelerating their vaccinations will remain a challenge given the continued distrust in vaccines among this group.
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