Just one week after historic demonstrations against the stringent regulations, China is removing the strictest Covid policies, including the requirement to place people in quarantine camps.
If they have little symptoms or none at all, people with Covid can now isolate at home instead of in state facilities.
Additionally, they can travel more freely within the nation and are no longer required to show tests at the majority of places.
Residents have expressed both relief and alarm over the unexpected changes.
“Finally! I won’t have to worry about contracting an infection or being removed as a close contact,” one user on Chinese social media commented.
Someone another asked: “Can someone clarify what’s going on? Why did the transformation occur so suddenly?
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