Several districts in Guangzhou lift restrictions, allow qualifying close contacts to be quarantined at home
Residents take nucleic acid test of COVID-19 in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province on October 29, 2022. Photo: VCG
Several districts in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, issued notices on Wednesday to adjust the epidemic prevention and control measures, with Haizhu district allowing close contacts who meet the conditions to be quarantined at home, and Tianhe, Conghua, Panyu and Huadu districts lifting restrictions in temporary control zones.
Zhang Yi, deputy director and spokesperson for the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission, introduced the further optimization of prevention and control measures in various districts at a press conference on Wednesday. The measures include delineating high-risk areas scientifically and accurately, carrying out epidemiological investigations precisely and nucleic acid tests scientifically, preparing well for quarantine management of close contacts, and accelerating vaccination.
The official WeChat account of Haizhu district released a notice on Wednesday, saying that in order to comprehensively and accurately implement the ninth edition of China's COVID-19 control protocols and further optimize the epidemic prevention and control requirements of the 20 optimized measures, local prevention and control measures will be improved based on comprehensive research and judgment of the current epidemic situation.
In principle, the areas where the infected people live and where the risk of epidemic transmission is high will be designated as "high-risk areas." Generally, the areas will be designated by units or buildings, and shall not be expanded at will. Those that meet the conditions for lifting restrictions shall be lifted in time, the notice said.
Spatial and temporal accompaniments shall not be determined as close contacts. And those close contacts who meet the conditions could be quarantined at home, it added.
Nucleic acid testing will not be carried out on all but only on high-risk positions and key personnel, and the scope of nucleic acid testing shall not be expanded.
In addition, Tianhe, Conghua, and Huadu districts all announced on Wednesday that they would lift restrictions in temporary control zones.
The city reported 541 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6,454 new asymptomatic infections on Tuesday.
Global Times
In principle, the areas where the infected people live and where the risk of epidemic transmission is high will be designated as "high-risk areas." Generally, the areas will be designated by units or buildings, and shall not be expanded at will. Those that meet the conditions for lifting restrictions shall be lifted in time, the notice said.
Spatial and temporal accompaniments shall not be determined as close contacts. And those close contacts who meet the conditions could be quarantined at home, it added.
Nucleic acid testing will not be carried out on all but only on high-risk positions and key personnel, and the scope of nucleic acid testing shall not be expanded.
In addition, Tianhe, Conghua, and Huadu districts all announced on Wednesday that they would lift restrictions in temporary control zones.
The city reported 541 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6,454 new asymptomatic infections on Tuesday.
Global Times
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