Since the beginning of the week more than 5,000 new COVID cases have been reported in the city of Guangzhou, both symptomatic and asymptomatic. Restrictions have sparked protests in the street
What is the zero-COVID policy?China's ruling party has called for strict adherence to the"zero-COVID" policy across the country.
The strategy has seen millions of residents confined to their homes, subject to mass testing programmes and enduring sudden lockdowns in areas where cases or their close contacts have been detected. The number of COVID cases being recorded in the country remains low by global standards, but some are concerned the harsh restrictions are holding back the economy and putting China out of sync with the rest of the world.On Saturday, health officials announced they would modify anti-virus controls, but that did not mean they were ending.
Under the changes, some foreign businesspeople and athletes visiting China will be allowed to move within a contained area without quarantining, and rules on who counts as a contact of infected people are to be more focused, reducing the number affected.
Economists and public health experts say China's capital Beijing might be able to start winding down the COVID rules in mid-2023, but needs to vaccinate tens of millions of elderly people before controls on foreign visitors end.
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