Coronavirus: China’s pandemic rule changes a nod to science on Omicron and economy, say experts


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The recent relaxation of Covid-19 rules by China will help the country contain the pandemic in a more pragmatic way, health experts said. This came as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced an end to the Covid-19 risk indicator in its digital travel pass, removing a major barrier to domestic travel . The asterisk risk symbol would no longer appear in the travel pass of anyone who had travelled recently to cities with Covid-19 cases, the ministry said. A day before, the national health authority had halved the quarantine period for inbound overseas travellers and close contacts of...