The end of zero-COVID-19 policy is not the end of COVID-19 for China
The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific
Abstract
China officially ended its zero-COVID-19 policy on Jan 8, 2023. The management of COVID-19 is now downgraded from Class A to Class B in accordance with the country's law on infectious diseases prevention and treatment. There is no more centralised quarantine, close contact tracing, or mass nucleic acid testing. China now enters a new phase of the COVID-19 response.
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