Regional authorities in China have cut back on lockdowns and quarantine rules
A partial easing of the world’s toughest COVID-19 curbs sowed confusion across China on Monday, even as global investors cheered the prospects of a broader policy shift in the wake of last month’s historic protests and mounting economic damage.
That has prompted some analysts to suggest China may drop border controls and reopen the economy sooner than expected. “All we want is to recover at home, by ourselves,” she told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. That change in messaging aligns with the position held by many health officials around the world for more than a year.
The eastern province of Zhejiang said it planned to largely end mass testing, while the metropolis of Nanjing dropped COVID-19 tests for use of public transport.
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