Beijing and several other major cities in China reported record COVID-19 infections on Monday, putting authorities under more pressure to quell outbreaks quickly while also trying to reduce the impact on people’s lives and on economic activity. | Reuters
On Friday, the National Health Commission updated its COVID rules in the most significant easing of curbs to date, describing the changes as an “optimization” of its measures to soften the impact on people’s lives.
Secondary close contacts are no longer identified and put into isolation – a major inconvenience for people caught up in contact-tracing efforts when a case is found. “Currently COVID cases are rising in major cities such as Guangzhou and Chongqing, and zero-COVID policy continues, suggesting down-side risks to the near-term growth outlook,” said analysts at U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs in a note on Monday.
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