BEIJING
\nChina is optimizing and refining its COVID-19 response to minimize its impact on people\u2019s livelihoods, with policies on nucleic acid testing, drug purchase, and travelling adjusted.
\nThe districts of Tianhe, Panyu, and Liwan in Guangzhou, the capital of south China\u2019s Guangdong Province, lifted all temporary control measures from November 30. All areas except those designated as high-risk are now classified as low-risk or subject to regular control measures, CGTN reported.
\nStarting from Monday, Beijing residents who have gone more than two days since their last nucleic acid test will be allowed to take buses or the subway.
\nSimilar policies on taking public transportation services have also been announced in other provinces and municipalities like east China\u2019s Zhejiang Province and Shanghai and north China\u2019s Tianjin.
\nThe cities of Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang Province announced on Sunday that regular nucleic acid tests would be canceled and residents could do the test at will.
\nNucleic acid tests will no longer be required, and the \u201chealth code\u201d will remain normal for those who buy drugs for antipyretic, calming a cough, and treatment of dry and sore pharynx \u2013 medication that might be used to treat COVID-19 symptoms.
\nEast China\u2019s Shandong Province canceled its \u201clanding inspection\u201d requirement for mandatory nucleic acid testing at traffic stations, ports and highway toll booths from Monday.
\nThe Tianhe, Haizhu and Liwan districts in Guangzhou have announced the reopening of restaurants, cinemas and other closed and semi-closed venues starting Wednesday. Many catering enterprises also resumed dine-in services, and some fitness and swimming centers have also reopened, according to Xinhua.
\nZhengzhou City in central China\u2019s Henan Province announced on Sunday that indoor venues like KTV, game rooms, beauty parlors and internet cafes could be reopened with the implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures, such as scanning codes, temperature testing, wearing masks and checking for negative nucleic acid tests within 48 hours.
\nVice Premier Sun Chunlan underlined the importance of constantly optimizing the country\u2019s COVID-19 response.
\nSun urged efforts to further optimize the COVID-19 response, improve diagnosis, testing, treatment and quarantine measures, strengthen immunization of the whole population, particularly the elderly, and step up the preparation of medications and other medical resources.
\nChina issued a plan to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations among elderly people on Tuesday, aiming to accelerate the vaccination rate of people aged 80 and above and continue to push for the inoculation of those aged between 60 and 79.
\nLocal governments said in their circulars that they would continue to optimize and adjust relevant prevention and control measures in accordance with the country\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEIJING China is optimizing and refining its COVID-19 response to minimize its impact on people\u2019s livelihoods, with policies on nucleic acid testing, drug purchase, and travelling adjusted. The districts of Tianhe, Panyu, and Liwan in Guangzhou, the capital of south China\u2019s Guangdong Province, lifted all temporary control measures from November 30. All areas except those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-299688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n