Chinese top medical experts and state media this week repeatedly underscored the significance of sticking with the dynamic zero-COVID policy, saying that China s approach is the lowest-cost epidemic prevention model in the world, especially in comparison with the
Chinese cities have tightened anti-epidemic measures including strengthening temperature and health checking at transportation stations, as well as making appointment before entering tourist attractions to avoid large personnel flow during the National Day holidays, to ensure a safe holiday, in the wake of flare-ups triggered by new Omicron subvariant BF.7.
The weeklong National Day holidays ending Friday bear witness to China’s vibrant tourism, recreation and retail activities during the festival season, as the country’s two-pronged strategy – funneling more vitality into its economy while keeping up with precise epidemic control – comes to fruition.
China has strengthened a series of anti-epidemic measures including advising residents to stay put from September to late October, the National Health Commission (NHC) announced on Thursday, as frequent personnel flows and gatherings in the two upcoming holidays – the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day Holiday bring more risks of COVID-19 flare-ups. Afterwards, the tightened measures will be adjusted based on the epidemic situation, authorities said.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released technical guidelines for influenza vaccination for 2022 to 2023 on Thursday, as China’s southern regions saw a peak flu season in the summer and the country moves to a avoid a possible “twindemic