Most of the cases are asymptomatic infections and mild cases, with no special treatment required, the National Health Commission said in a statement.
“Asymptomatic persons and mild cases can be isolated at home while strengthening health monitoring, and they can transfer to designated hospitals for treatment in a timely manner if their condition worsens,” the NHC said. The 10 new measures include accelerating vaccination among the elderly and forbidding local officials to designate large areas, like entire housing compounds, as high-risk, as well as scaling down mandatory PCR testing requirements.
According to guidelines released by the NHC, China will “further reduce the scope of nucleic acid testing and reduce testing frequency”. For nearly three years, China has managed Covid-19 as a dangerous disease on a par with bubonic plague and cholera.