China to “unwaveringly” maintain covid protocals amid recent outbreaks

China “unwaveringly”  will maintain its current Covid controls as the nation deals with more serious outbreaks, dispelling hopes that it will relax its strict regulations, which have led to towns and factories being locked down for extended periods of time.

Hu Xiang, an official at National Health Commission’s disease prevention and control bureau, said at a briefing on Saturday, “Previous practices have proved that our prevention and control plans and a series of strategic measures are completely correct. The policies are also the most economical and effective.”

There are several rumours circulating that China would abandon its Covid Zero policy. Key stock indices saw their strongest weekly performance in years this week thanks to unverified web rumours about its potential reopening. It’s rumoured that China would remove a “circuit breaker.” “According to Bloomberg News, a mechanism that suspends foreign flights that brought the most afflicted travellers into the nation.

The announcement by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that China will make the Covid-19 vaccination available to foreign nationals residing there has fueled speculation that Beijing was getting ready to reopen.

Expansions across the nation, according to NHC authorities, make adherence to present policies crucial. Over 3,500 new local Covid cases were recorded in China on Friday, with flare-ups occurring in Guangdong, Inner Mongolia, Fujian, and Beijing.

According to Tuo Jia, a representative of the health commission, the central government would also request that excessive COVID control measures be changed by local authorities in cities like Zhengzhou and Shenzhen.

Workers left the factory out of fear of infection and isolation, prompting local officials to shut down the region where Foxconn Technology Group’s largest iPhone manufacturing is situated until Nov. 9.