China signals shift in stance on Covid as some measures eased
The Guardian|December 02, 2022
One of China's most senior pandemic response officials said on Wednesday that the country was entering a "new stage and mission", in the latest indication of the government's changing approach after mass protests against its zero-Covid policy.
Helen Davidson
China signals shift in stance on Covid as some measures eased

Sun Chunlan, China's vice-premier, made the comments to national health officials, according to the Xinhua state media outlet. It came as several regions, including Shanghai, began to lift lockdowns despite continuing high case numbers.

Sun was reported to have said: "With the decreasing pathogenicity of the Omicron variant, the increasing vaccination rate and the accumulating experience of outbreak control and prevention, China's pandemic containment faces a new stage and mission."

She was attending a roundtable meeting of health experts, who Xinhua said praised China's efforts before offering suggestions on "improving" current measures. Sun said China was taking a more "humane approach" with its outbreak responses. Like the health officials who addressed the country on Tuesday, she did not refer to the "dynamic zero-Covid" policy by name, but instead emphasised vaccinations and other measures.

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