China signaled an easing in its zero-COVID-19 policy on Thursday, relaxing lockdown measures for districts in Shanghai and Guangzhou amid massive protests despite record documented COVID-19 cases.
China's Guangzhou city relaxed many of its restrictions on Wednesday, with one official for the city's Conghua district allowing students to return to in-classroom learning, according to Reuters. District officials in Haizhu, Baiyun, Fanyu, Tianhe, Huadu, and Liwan are also lifting temporary lockdowns. China's top COVID-19 official told health officials that the country was facing a new stage regarding the virus, which he claimed was weakening.
A community in Beijing has also eased restrictions, allowing cases with mild symptoms to isolate at home. Protocols earlier this year would have seen the entire complex or community locked down over one positive case. Shanghai and Chongqing also relaxed some of their rules.Massive protests broke out around the country over the government's COVID-19 policies. The protests stemmed from a fire that broke out in the western region of Xinjiang that killed 10 people last week.
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