December 30, 2022
In
a major policy shift, China is set to downgrade Class A management of COVID-19
to Class B from January 8, 2023. Why is China relaxing its COVID-19
control measures now? We discuss what kind of factors have been
considered.
Currently, COVID-19 is classified as a Class-B infectious disease but subject
to the preventive and control measures for a Class-A infectious disease in China,
with which three classes (Class A, Class B and Class C) of notifiable
infectious diseases in 40 categories are listed.
Also, starting January 8, 2023, China will cancel mandatory quarantine for
international arrivals. As long as you have a negative PCR test
taken within 48 hours before boarding, you're free to go.
So what is
China's plan next?
· The country will focus on preserving health and preventing
severe cases following the adjustment, Liang Wannian, head of
the COVID-19 response expert panel under the NHC, said at a press conference
· The country's health regulator said that the
vaccination rate of the elderly should be ramped up, and the second dose of
booster immunization be promoted among those with severe illness
· Drugs and testing reagents related to the
treatment of novel coronavirus infection, which was renamed from novel
coronavirus pneumonia on the same day, should be prepared to meet patients'
medication and testing needs
· Additionally, it called for better categorized
diagnosis and treatment systems in medical facilities as well as preparing for
inpatient beds and intensive care beds
· It urged to optimize the deployment and
allocation of health resources, strengthen community-level capacity building
for COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment, and coordinate treatment of the disease
with other medical services
· The country will carry out health surveys on
the elderly aged 65 and older with basic diseases and provide tiered and
classified diagnosis and treatment
· For rural areas, China will ramp up its
efforts to provide medical care for rural elderly people, patients with basic
diseases and other high-risk groups
· Measures including nucleic acid testing and
centralized quarantine targeting inbound travelers will be dropped, and control
measures on the number of international passenger flights will be lifted,
according to the statement.
Does China have enough medical
resources to handle COVID-19 surge?
How do emergency wards in China cope with
increasing COVID patients? We visited a hospital.
Take a look.
More headlines:
· China lifts regular testing requirements
for transportation staff
· The claim made by the European Parliament that
the Chinese government was using COVID-19 containment measures to systematically
"suppress" Uygurs in Xinjiang is false, Xu Guixiang,
a spokesperson for the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Region said
· Russian business community looks
forward to China easing COVID measures
· Countries such as Spain, Italy, South Korea,
the United States, India and Japan are imposing mandatory testing for visitors
from China
· Chinese hospitals provide online services as
COVID-19 infections surge
· China highly concerned about
coronavirus mutation monitoring: official
· MOFA: China still puts people first in
COVID-19 fight amid COVID response adjustment
· China denounces 'distorted' Western reports about
China's optimized COVID-19 response
· Hong Kong lifts
social distancing measures, nucleic acid testing upon arrival
How China's COVID measures have
changed in 2022? Take a look.
(Sources: China Report)
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