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  • Expert: Removal of healthcode asterisk beefs up virus containment precision

    Recent changes to China's COVID-19 controls — including the removal of the asterisk symbol that previously indicated travel through a coronavirus-affected area — are intended to increase the precision of virus control measures and deter excessive curbs, a top Chinese public health expert said on Thursday.

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  • Testing arranged as Anhui, Jiangsu report new cases

    Multiple districts and counties in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces have started a new round of mass nucleic acid testing after dozens of infections were reported in the two provinces on Tuesday.

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  • China will adhere to zero-COVID strategy, health minister tells US ambassador

    China's Health Minister Ma Xiaowei said the country will continue to adhere to its dynamic zero-COVID strategy during a meeting on Tuesday with Nicholas Burns, the new United States ambassador to China.

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  • Shanghai resumes dine-in services at restaurants as COVID-19 wanes

    China's financial hub Shanghai is gradually resuming dine-in services at restaurants starting from Wednesday as the COVID-19 epidemic has waned in the city.

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  • COVID quarantine times, risk designation adjusted

    China has shortened the COVID-19 quarantine time for inbound international travelers and refined the designation of medium- and high-risk areas, in an effort to cope with the highly infectious Omicron variant more precisely, according to a document released on Tuesday.

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    • Study suggests reinfection risk of Omicron

      People infected with the original version of the COVID-19 Omicron variant virus are vulnerable to reinfection by later mutated subvariants of Omicron, including BA.4, BA.5 and BA.2.12.1, according to a new study published in the journal Nature last week.

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    • Chinese scientists find promising oral COVID-19 drug candidate: study

      A new study led by Chinese university scientists has identified a compound derived from the antiviral drug remdesivir that exhibits potential as an oral treatment for COVID-19.

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    • Trials show China's intranasal COVID-19 vaccine effective

      A China-developed intranasal vaccine against COVID-19 has shown to be safe and effective in early-stage human trials, according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

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    Will the armed forces take over communities in Shanghai?

    The soldiers currently assisting with the city's anti-pandemic efforts are military medics involved in mass testing and COVID treatment.
    • Has a new COVID-19 strain emerged in Shanghai?

    • Do couriers in Shanghai have COVID-19?

    • Is there a 'carton makeshift hospital' in Shanghai?

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    Q&A: Is repeated mass testing necessary in Shanghai?

    Since the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Shanghai, the city has resorted to large-scale testing to screen out positive cases.

    Zooming into China's dynamic zero-COVID approach through FAQs

    Here are some frequently asked questions (FAQs) that convey China's perspective on its fight against COVID-19 and help dispel the myths about the country's anti-epidemic strategy.

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    Dynamic zero-COVID or not? Data has the answer

    • Why Omicron strains still a global concern

    • Shanghai town finds new way to give nucleic acid tests

    • 'Tired but determined'

    • Expat volunteers aid in fight against COVID

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    • Professionals offer valuable advice on how to cope in times of high stress

    • Seniors should get vaccinated as soon as possible, expert advises

    • Too early to label Omicron infections as 'big flu:' Leading Chinese expert

    • Experts share tips for those in home isolation

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    TCM effective in treating elderly COVID patients

    Traditional Chinese medicine is playing an effective role in treating elderly COVID-19 patients in Shanghai by helping to prevent their cases from becoming severe and by reducing mortality, experts said.

    • Chinese epidemiologist underlines dynamic zero-COVID approach, TCM role

    • Medical SOE helps Shanghai in COVID-19 fight with TCM playing vital role

    • Report indicates growing TCM recognition

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    Technical guideline for the inoculation of COVID-19 vaccines

    The National Health Commission has published a guideline on the use of COVID-19 vaccines. Here is some key information from the guideline.
    • Report: China's fight against COVID-19 (full text)

    • White paper - Fighting Covid-19: China in Action

    • Diagnosis, treatment protocol for COVID (tentative 8th edition)

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