Our approach to the pandemic has always been science-led, and that’s still the case with our new, more lenient guidelines, says the Chinese ambassador to the UK, Zheng Zeguang
Our approach to the pandemic has always been science-led, and that’s still the case with our new, more lenient guidelinesPeople at a Covid-19 testing booth in Shanghai, China, 20 December 2022.People at a Covid-19 testing booth in Shanghai, China, 20 December 2022.Last modified on Fri 30 Dec 2022 16.26 GMTver the past weeks, Beijing has become the first city to go through the infection peak, and life and work are returning to normal in the capital.
Over the past three years, China has always put people and their lives front and centre while it tries to keep Covid under control, and promote economic and social development. Our response policies have been effective, science-based and in line with China’s national conditions. China has withstood the impact of five infection waves around the world, successfully avoided the widespread prevalence of the original strain and the Delta variant, and greatly reduced severe cases and mortality.
China’s recent optimisation and adjustment of response measures is based on the scientific assessment of virus mutations and the pandemic situation. Such optimisation is also what the people are calling for. Practices in many countries, including the UK, have shown that although the is highly transmissible, its virulence and pathogenicity are weakened. The majority of infected people can fully recover within a short period of time, and the rates of severe cases and mortality have been significantly reduced., providing not only inactivated vaccines and recombinant protein vaccines, but also adenovirus vector vaccines. Clinical research evidence shows that Chinese vaccines offer good protection against severe cases and mortality caused by Omicron. China has administered 3.
The international community has responded positively to the provisional measures on cross-border travel that will be implemented shortly. As the Covid-19 situation in China continues to improve, the effects of policies to stabilise economic growth continue to emerge, and the exchange of Chinese and foreign personnel becomes easier, China’s long-subdued consumer demand will be released, investor confidence will be boosted and the economy will rebound strongly.
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