Below is a summary of the current health news briefs.
‘We’re dead here’: China’s slow exit from COVID-zero
Judging by the quiet streets of the Chinese capital, Beijing, on Friday, and the reluctance of some businesses to lift COVID restrictions, persistent fears about the coronavirus have led to the world’s second-largest economy. The government on Wednesday loosened key pieces of its draconian “no coronavirus” policy that has largely stifled the pandemic for the past three years, but many people He seems wary of shaking off his shackles too soon.
Beijing swings from zero COVID anger to epidemic response
Beijing’s COVID-19 gloom deepened on Sunday, with many shops and other businesses closed, experts say, as anger over China’s previous COVID policies gave way to worries about dealing with the infection, leaving thousands to die. China withdrew most of its strict COVID restrictions on Wednesday after unprecedented protests last month, but in cities like Beijing that were already battling the most severe outbreaks. , economic activity declined sharply after the abolition of regulations such as periodic inspections.
China’s healthcare system put to the test as COVID controls weaken
When Li tested positive for COVID-19 in Baoding, northern China, on Tuesday, he prepared for a five-day quarantine at a makeshift local hospital as part of the country’s strict pandemic control. Instead, China abruptly eased policies the next day that had made the world’s most populous nation an outlier in a world largely learning to live with COVID.
China allows foreigners in Germany to use German COVID-19 vaccine
China’s foreign ministry said China and Germany would provide German nationals in China with a “German vaccine” after the German prime minister recently said BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine would be used by German expatriates. said an agreement had been reached. Mao Ning, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, said at a regular press conference on Friday that the relevant deals would be discussed and decided by both sides through diplomatic channels.
China grapples with stagnant medical supply, soaring prices amid COVID fears
China announced Saturday that it would suspend COVID-19 testing for truck drivers and seafarers transporting goods domestically, removing a major bottleneck from its supply chain network as the country accelerates the dismantling of its zero-COVID policy. The country made a dramatic turnaround this week to reopen its economy, easing key pieces of its COVID policies, welcomed by a weary public, but infections could surge and cause further disruption. This raises concerns that there is
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