China’s top Communist Party leaders on Thursday held the first publicly known gathering on handling Covid-19 since speculation of a shift in Beijing’s strategy went viral, stoking gains in the nation’s stocks.
. There are key differences in language on testing, vaccines, lockdowns and propaganda, underscoring a shift in the top leadership’s stance on Covid-Zero.
November’s statement left out such sentiment, only repeating a single line of asking local officials to “align their thinking and actions with the decisions and plans” of the top leadership.In May, officials’ propensity to impose hard and fast lockdowns – placing entire cities under movement controls over a handful of cases – was encouraged, with the top leadership body emphasising “timely” action and urging measures to be “strictly implemented”.
November’s language also stopped short of May’s instructions to “test anyone that should get tested, quarantine anyone that should be isolated and hospitalize anyone that should be treated.” Instead, it dialed back to asking for effective implementation of “early detection, reporting, quarantine and treatment”.November’s statement devotes multiple mentions to minimizing the impact of Covid control work on people’s lives, a significant new addition.
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