China will now allow home quarantine instead of locking down communities over a case.
Top official says severity of virus weakeningBEIJING — China is set to announce in coming days an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled widespread protests.
That is a far cry from earlier protocols that led to public frustrations as entire communities were locked down, sometimes for weeks, after even just one positive case. “Sun’s speech, in addition to the notable easing of COVID control measures in Guangzhou yesterday, sends yet another strong signal that the zero-COVID policy will end within the next few months,” analysts at Nomura said in a research note.In the capital, Beijing, some communities have begun preparing for changes.
He said his main concern was being forced to go into a quarantine facility, where “conditions can be grim to say the least”. Chinese stocks and markets around the world dipped initially after the weekend protests in Shanghai, Beijing and other cities, but later recovered on hopes that public pressure could lead to a new approach by authorities.
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