{"id":525459,"date":"2022-12-12T10:13:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T07:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/china-to-drop-travel-tracing-as-it-relaxes-zero-covid\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T10:13:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T07:13:43","slug":"china-to-drop-travel-tracing-as-it-relaxes-zero-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-to-drop-travel-tracing-as-it-relaxes-zero-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"#China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes \u2018zero-COVID\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af79d8f5e8dd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af79d8f5e8dd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-to-drop-travel-tracing-as-it-relaxes-zero-covid\/#%E2%80%9CChina_to_drop_travel_tracing_as_it_relaxes_%E2%80%98zero-COVID%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes \u2018zero-COVID\u2019&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChina_to_drop_travel_tracing_as_it_relaxes_%E2%80%98zero-COVID%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes \u2018zero-COVID\u2019&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>BEIJING \u2014 China will drop a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict \u201czero-COVID\u201d policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>At midnight on Monday, the smart phone <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> will cease to function, meaning residents\u2019 travels will not be traced and recorded, potentially reducing the likelihood they will be forced into quarantine for visiting pandemic hot spots. China\u2019s ruling Communist Party allows no independent parties to conduct verification and such apps have been used in past to suppress travel and free speech. It\u2019s part of a package of apps that includes the health code, which has yet to be disabled.<\/p>\n<p>The move follows the government\u2019s\u00a0snap announcement last week\u00a0that it was ending many of the most draconian measures. That follows three years of lockdowns, travel restrictions and quarantines on those moving between provinces and cities, mandated testing, and requirements that a clean bill of health be shown to access public areas.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Virus_Outbreak_China_56685jpg-19ca6.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A temperature scanner stands near a display note showing a health check and travel QR codes at a closed fast-food restaurant in Beijing, on Dec. 12, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24978687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Virus_Outbreak_China_56685jpg-19ca6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Virus_Outbreak_China_56685jpg-19ca6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A temperature scanner stands near a display note showing a health check and travel QR codes at a closed fast-food restaurant in Beijing, on Dec. 12, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month in Beijing and several other cities,\u00a0protests over the restrictions\u00a0grew into calls for leader Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party step down, in a level of public political expression not seen in decades.<\/p>\n<p>While met with relief, the relaxation has also sparked\u00a0concerns about a new wave of infections\u00a0potentially overwhelming health care resources in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>Xi\u2019s government is still officially committed to stopping virus transmission, the last major country to try. But the latest moves suggest the party will tolerate more cases without quarantines or shutting down travel or businesses as it winds down its \u201czero-COVID\u201d strategy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Virus_Outbreak_China_82085jpg-c02c3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Virus_Outbreak_China_82085jpg-c02c3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A masked worker looks out from a restaurant as its entrance door displays a health check QR code and a notice that reads &quot;Please scan your health QR code and travel code, thank you for your cooperation&quot; in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-24978692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Virus_Outbreak_China_82085jpg-c02c3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Virus_Outbreak_China_82085jpg-c02c3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A masked worker looks out from a restaurant as its entrance door displays a health check QR code and a notice that reads \u201cPlease scan your health QR code and travel code, thank you for your cooperation\u201d in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals\u2019 ability to deal with severe cases.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the government reversed course by allowing those with mild symptoms to recuperate at home rather than being sent to field hospitals that have become notorious for overcrowding and poor hygiene.<\/p>\n<p>Reports on the Chinese internet, which is tightly controlled by the government, sought to reassure a nervous public, stating that restrictions would continue to be dropped and travel, indoor dining and other economic activity would soon be returning to pre-pandemic conditions.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>China\u2019s leaders had long praised \u201czero-COVID\u201d for keeping numbers of cases and deaths much lower than in other nations, but health officials are now saying the most prevalent omicron variety poses much less of a risk.<\/p>\n<p>Amid a sharp drop in the amount of testing, China on Monday announced only around 8,500 new cases, bringing the nation\u2019s total to 365,312 \u2014 more than double the level since Oct. 1 \u2014 with 5,235 deaths. That compares to 1.1 million COVID-19 deaths in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Protests erupted Nov. 25 after\u00a010 people died in a fire in the northwestern city of Urumqi. Many believed COVID-19 restrictions may have impeded rescue efforts. Authorities denied the claims spread online, but demonstrators gave voice to longstanding frustration in cities such as Shanghai that have endured severe lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>The party\u00a0responded with a massive show of force\u00a0and an unknown number of people were arrested at the protests or in the days following.<\/p>\n<p>Xi\u2019s government promised to reduce the cost and disruption after the economy shrank by 2.6% from the previous quarter in the three months ending in June. Forecasters say the economy probably is shrinking in the current quarter. Imports tumbled 10.9% from a year ago in November in a sign of weak demand.<\/p>\n<p>Some forecasters have cut their outlook for annual growth to below 3%, less than half of last year\u2019s robust 8.1% expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the unpredictable messaging from Beijing, experts warn there still is a chance the ruling party might reverse course and reimpose restrictions if a large-scale outbreak ensues.<\/p>\n<p>Last week\u2019s announcement allowed considerable room for local governments to assign their own regulations. Most restaurants in Beijing, for example, still require a negative test result obtained over the previous 48 hours and rules are even stricter for government offices.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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