Though daily case tolls hover near record highs, several Chinese cities are lifting district lockdowns and allowing businesses to reopen
Police officers detain people during a protest against Covid-19 curbs in Shanghai, China, in this screenshot obtained from a video, November 27 2022. Picture: REUTERSChina is softening its tone on the severity of Covid-19 and easing some coronavirus restrictions even as its daily case toll hovers near record highs, after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled protests across the country.
The demonstrations marked the biggest show of civil disobedience in mainland China since President Xi Jinping took power a decade ago and come as the economy is set to enter a new era of much slower growth than seen in decades. Neighbours on the same floor and three stories above and below the home of a positive case should also quarantine at home, a committee member said.
“I certainly welcome the decision by our residential community to run this vote regardless of the outcome,” said resident Tom Simpson, MD for China at the China-Britain Business CouncilHe said his main concern was being forced to go into a quarantine facility, where “conditions can be grim to say the least”.
National health officials said this week authorities would respond to “urgent concerns” raised by the public and that Covid-19 rules should be implemented more flexibly, according to a region’s conditions.Expectations have grown around the world that China, while still trying to contain infections, could look to reopen at some point next year once it achieves better vaccination rates among its elderly.
More Covid-19 outbreaks could weigh on China’s economic activity in the near term, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, adding it saw scope for a safe recalibration of policies that could allow economic growth to pick up in 2023.
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