Chinese language megacity Chongqing says folks with Covid can go to work ‘as regular’ - CayPress

Monday, December 19, 2022

Chinese language megacity Chongqing says folks with Covid can go to work ‘as regular’


Hong Kong
CNN
 — 

The sprawling Chinese metropolis of Chongqing announced Sunday that public sector employees testing positive for Covid-19 can go to work “as normal,” a remarkable turnaround for a city that only weeks ago had been in the throes of a mass lockdown.

The move comes as China continues to quickly unravel its once-stringent zero-Covid policy, with local governments across the nation relaxing costly rules around testing, quarantine and other pandemic policies amid a widespread economic downturn.

“Asymptomatic and mildly ill employees of the (Communist Party) and government organizations at all levels, enterprises and institutions can go to work normally after taking protective measures as necessary for their health status and job requirements,” the Chongqing pandemic response office said in a statement published on the municipal government’s website.

It…



The post Chinese language megacity Chongqing says folks with Covid can go to work ‘as regular’ appeared first on CaymanMama.com.



from CaymanMama.com https://ift.tt/WNJCdzp

No comments:

Post a Comment