Several mainland cities had previously protested the strict measures to prevent the spread of the new corona epidemic. Later, President Xi Jinping was rumored to have mentioned to visiting European Council President Michel last week that the current outbreak of the new corona virus in China is less toxic. At the same time as the news came out, prevention and control measures in many major cities on the mainland began to “relax”, which made the outside world look forward to China’s easing of strict epidemic prevention measures, and even consider it a signal that a switch is in the offing. The investment market has already increased, and the Hong Kong stock market is expected to hit a high of 10,000 points today.
The day before yesterday there were 31,601 new local cases of the new crown in the mainland and two more people died of the disease, but that is down 21% from the peak of 40,052 on the 27th last month. As for the infection situation in various places, Guangdong still had 6,653 cases, Chongqing had 5,372 cases, Shanxi and Beijing had 2,777 and 2,486 cases respectively.
No nucleic acid certificate required for subway rides in Beijing and Shanghai
In early December, major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Chengdu announced the optimization of epidemic prevention policies. Beijing has stated that the elderly who have been at home for a long time, work at home or take online classes, infants and young children, etc., do not need to go out for nucleic acid screening if they do not need to go out; no longer block buildings or communities where infected people live; Buses and other public transport no longer need to have a 48-hour negative nucleic acid certificate.
People in Shanghai will no longer need to check for negative nucleic acid certificates when taking subways and other railways, buses, ferries and other public transportation, and going to outdoor public places such as parks or scenic spots. Tianjin not only abolished the 72-hour nucleic acid certificate in order to take the subway, but also supermarkets, shopping malls, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants and other public places in some areas of the city have reopened, while hotels, hotels and places have reopened panoramic spots keep nucleic acid negative certificates within 72 hours. As for Guangzhou, Guangdong, the authorities have previously said that there will be no large-scale testing of nucleic acid, all areas of temporary control will be lifted, and production and life order will be restored in an orderly manner.The public transport just need to scan the QR code, and restaurants will also resume. Just scan the QR code to see a doctor in the clinic. People in Shenzhen do not need to check the nucleic acid certificate when taking public transportation or going to outdoor places such as parks.
It is not necessary to register your identity to buy antipyretics
Even in Chongqing, which has the highest number of infections, people only need to scan the health code to take public transportation, but need to be negative for nucleic acid for 48 hours when leaving the central urban area; must be negative for nucleic acid for 48 hours when leaving the core urban area; must be negative for nucleic acid for 72 hours to enter public places. In Chengdu, Sichuan, which is adjacent to Chongqing, people only need to scan the QR code if they are taking the city’s public transportation such as the subway, public places, or entering and exiting residential areas.
Registration and purchase of medicines for reducing fever, cough, anti-infection and sore throat are no longer restricted in various places. In addition, the citizens of Zhuhai, Guangdong are now required to do the nucleic acid test at their own expense, at least RMB 2.5 (mixed management), and people who have no symptoms of the new crown are recommended to work without risk of infection, non-key personnel and those not requiring testing should not undergo nucleic acid testing.
Guangzhou experts: Omicron has low toxicity, and most of them are asymptomatic
Experts in mainland China believe that the virus is not as serious as expected, which may be the source of the easing of epidemic prevention policies. Tang Xiaoping, party committee secretary of Guangzhou Medical University, said that although the Omicron mutant virus strain is highly contagious, its toxicity is very low. He pointed out that the optimization and improvement of epidemic prevention and control measures in Guangzhou does not mean lying down, and the tightness and control management can be accurate for the building, so it is generally not done for all employees.
In Taiwan, 12,981 new local cases were added the day before yesterday, with New Taipei city recording the most cases at 2,110. Another 29 people died.
Originally released on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/China/Multiple major cities more flexible and stricter epidemic prevention measures – Mainland customs clearance or see dawn/351124?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
