Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, recently announced which nucleic acid sampling stations can provide both Chinese and English versions of nucleic acid test reports.
As more new variants of Omicron emerge in some overseas countries, China has also detected BQ.1 and XBB from imported cases.
China will manage COVID-19 with measures against Class B infectious diseases, instead of Class A infectious diseases, in a major shift of its epidemic response policies.
Major adjustments have been made to China's COVID-19 control policies. Below are some of the key changes, to help you keep up to date.
The authorities in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, lost no time in implementing the latest COVID-19 policy modifications announced by the central government on Friday afternoon.
The latest modifications made to China's COVID-19 policy — such as shortening quarantine time and limiting contact tracing — are aimed at adjusting to new viral mutations, integrating fresh scientific evidence, and managing limited resources in a vast country more efficiently, health authorities said on Saturday.
China will cut COVID-19 quarantine period for incoming travelers from 10 to 8 days, cancel the circuit breaker for inbound flights and no longer determine secondary close contacts of confirmed cases, health authorities said on Friday.
