China lauds its ‘truly extraordinary’ Covid-19 response but admits shortcomings
BEIJING - China on Sunday lauded its own response to the coronavirus pandemic that had, for much of the past three years, involved flash lockdowns and travel restrictions.
Extra funds were set aside for virus prevention and control in agencies dealing with travellers and goods from overseas; subsidies were offered for local vaccination programmes; and certain hard-hit industries such as the hospitality and retail industries had their taxes deferred. The country’s top economic planner’s report added: “We won the great battle to protect Shanghai… and took swift and decisive steps to handle local outbreaks.”It said more medical resources will be channelled from urban to rural areas, and existing healthcare capabilities upgraded while a virus early-warning system will be built.
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