As the Chinese economy continues to labour under the effects of President Xi Jinping’s severe zero-Covid policy, the government announced it would introduce wide-ranging relaxations to the restrictions.
One of the new measures includes, for the first time ever, at-home quarantine rather than state-mandated isolation at hospitals or quarantine facilities. People will also no longer need to provide proof of a negative test before entering public spaces.
The sweeping changes come after China’s economy grew just 3% year-on-year, well below the government’s year-end target of 5%.
Beijing will hope that the relaxation of restrictions will help to stabilise the economy and stem the rising tide of protests that have swept across China’s major cities.
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Source: Financial Times
