China implements the goal of fast blockade and early reopening

The biggest change is a strong blockade, preventing the epidemic for 1 week and shortening the isolation period, this approach has initially shown to be effective with Omicron variant. In the last 24 hours, Chinese mainland recorded nearly 2,000 positive cases domestically, many cities were blocked with only a few dozen cases per day.

On March 21, the Shenzhen city government almost lifted the blockade when the epidemic was under control. Businesses and public transport reopened after exactly 1 week of the blockade. The city of 17.5 million people, China’s leading technology hub and the hub for exporting goods around the world, has been blockaded and tested three times to trace and block the source of the infection. Only 5 days, many businesses have been returned to production, some multinational corporations apply a closed production model for workers to live in, produce on-site and test every day.

Many key economic regions such as Shanghai and Jiangsu also set a target of a one-week blockade compared to the previous 2-3 weeks, after the country’s leaders directed the drastic suppression of the epidemic but had to minimize the impact on the economy. – society.

Shanghai’s 25 million people are still locking down many downtown areas, with more than 30 million tests. People are advised to limit going out and increase home delivery activities.

At the press conference, in order to restore the economy when the epidemic has subsided, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) Lam Trinh Nguyet Nga announced that from April 1, the special zone will lift the flight ban for 9 countries. and reduce the quarantine period from 14 days to 7 days for people who come to Hong Kong with negative results. The Government of the Special Zone also decided to suspend the plan of compulsory testing for all people.

Although both mainland China and Hong Kong (China) have not abandoned the Zero COVID policy, there have been major changes to minimize the damage to the economy. Beating the epidemic quickly and strongly to open the door early in the epidemic area is being thoroughly implemented by localities. Worries about a disruption in the global supply of goods from China also eased.

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