Chinese health authority adjusts Covid-19 prevention and control measures
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The National Health Commission said it would add positive antigen tests as a diagnostic standard.
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BEIJING - China’s main health authority on Friday adjusted Covid-19 prevention and control measures, saying it aimed to optimise clinical categorisation and treatment nearly a month after it scrapped a rigid zero-Covid policy.
The National Health Commission said it would add positive antigen tests as a diagnostic standard and adjust the criteria for discharging Covid-19 patients from hospital.
The adjustments came in the 10th edition of the commission’s policies on Covid-19.
On Dec 7, the commission announced the most significant relaxation of its Covid-19 prevention and control protocols since the pandemic began three years ago, abandoning its tough zero-Covid policy protests against the rules.
