Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan called for further efforts to improve COVID prevention and control measures, urging ‘optimization’ of testing, treatment and quarantine policies, as the virus weakens in pathogenicity
Customers shop at a supermarket in Guangzhou's Haizhu district, after the city announced an easing of COVID-19 curbs amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Guangdong province, China November 30, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Her remarks come as cities across China take a more targeted approach to tackle outbreaks, fine-tuning 20 new measures released by the government almost three weeks ago. Sun said the government has "always put people's health and safety first, and effectively dealt with the uncertainties of the COVID-19 situation with a consistent strategy and flexible measures to fight the virus, according to state media.
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