China Official Behind Strict Covid Lockdowns Softens Stance
- Vice premier Sun Chunlan said omicron strain ‘less pathogenic’
- Beijing’s broader rhetoric around Covid has softened this week
WATCH: China Sees New Phase of Covid
Source: Bloomberg
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China’s top official in charge of the fight against Covid-19 said the country’s efforts to combat the virus are entering a new phase with the omicron variant weakening and more Chinese getting vaccinated, a fresh sign that Beijing may be seeking to amend its strategy.
“As the omicron variant becomes less pathogenic, more people get vaccinated and our experience in Covid prevention accumulates, our fight against the pandemic is at a new stage and it comes with new tasks,” outgoing Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said at a meeting with the National Health Commission and health experts in Beijing on Wednesday.