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A series of protests in mainland China against COVID-19 lockdowns began in November 2022. On 7 December 2022, China's National Health Commission in a 10-point announcement stipulated that negative COVID-19 tests would no longer be required, apart from vulnerable areas such as nurseries, elderly care facilities and schools. [13]
China reported its first imported COVID-19 case from an incoming traveler on 30 January. [34] As the number of imported cases rose and the number of domestic cases fell, China began imposing restrictions on entry into the country. [34] Inbound flights were restricted, and all incoming passengers were required to undergo quarantine. [34]
China’s numbers are low, but the past week's increase is challenging a “zero-COVID” strategy that aims to isolate every infected person. China tightens restrictions as rise in virus cases ...
China began rolling back some of its COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday after frustrations with the country’s strict “zero-COVID” policy boiled over into mass protests late last month. China ...
By mid-2020, widespread community transmission in China had been ended, and restrictions were significantly eased. [ 10 ] Until late 2022, the Chinese government response included a zero-COVID strategy, which aims to eliminate transmission of the virus within the country and allow resumption of normal economic and social activity, making it one ...
Through November 2021, China was the world's largest exporter of COVID-19 vaccines, with a cumulative share of around 40% of worldwide exports (totalling around 1.5 billion doses), according to the World Trade Organization. [516] China's response to the initial Wuhan COVID-19 outbreak has been both praised and
On 14 May 2021, NHC restated that the COVID-19 administration progress should be accelerated due to the proportion of mutated SARS-CoV-2 and the re-appearance of local cases. [ 14 ] On 19 June 2021, NHC announced that more than 1.01489 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine has been administered in China.
By August 2021, China had donated 700 million vaccine doses abroad, an amount more than all other countries had combined. [18]: 199 In 2022, infection rates increased, and on 3 April 2022, China reported 13,146 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which was the highest single-day total of new cases since the height of the 2020 outbreak.