In an abrupt change of policy, China earlier this month began dismantling the world’s strictest Covid-19 regime of lockdowns and extensive testing, putting its battered economy on course for a complete re-opening next year.
Staff at Huaxi, a large hospital in the south-western Chinese city of Chengdu, said they were “extremely busy” caring for patients with Covid-19, as they have been ever since curbs were eased on Dec. 7. Dr Zhang Yuhua, an official at the Beijing Chaoyang Hospital said patients who have come in recently are mainly the elderly and critically ill with underlying diseases. She said the number of patients receiving emergency care had increased to 450-550 per day, from roughly 100 before, according to state media.
authorities said this week, prompting many Chinese, cut off from the world for so long, to check travel platforms. India and Japan would require a negative Covid-19 test for travellers from mainland China, with those testing positive in Japan having to undergo a week in quarantine. Tokyo also plans to limit airlines increasing flights to China.
News of China re-opening its borders sent global luxury stocks higher, but the reaction was more muted in other corners of the market, as the world’s second-largest economy is likely to face subdued global demand in 2023.
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