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New guidelines suggest China laying groundwork for next stage of Covid-19

Police officers cordoning off an alley in Beijing after Covid-19 cases were detected, on March 17, 2022. PHOTO: AFP
China is facing its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic with 2,627 new infections recorded on March 17, 2022. PHOTO: AFP
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BEIJING - China's National Health Commission (NHC) quietly uploaded a new document on its website late on Tuesday night (March 15).

Titled the Novel Coronavirus Diagnosis And Treatment Plan, it was the ninth revision to a document setting out Covid-19 policy for the country of 1.4 billion.

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