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More cities in China announced they would ease strict COVID-19 policies on Thursday after protests erupted last week and evolved into a direct challenge to the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the government’s zero COVID policy.
Exactly three years from when the first COVID-19 case was publicly recorded in Wuhan, several cities announced they would ease testing requirements and policies that restricted movement around municipalities.
Cities lifting the policies include the southern city Guangzhou, the northern city Shijiazhuang and Chengdu in the southwest.
In the capitol of Beijing, officials may allow some people to isolate at home instead of being contained in crowded quarantine centers, according to local reports.
