Vice Premier Sun Calls For More Targeted Covid Measures

China's top policymakers have urged authorities to undertake more targeted Covid control measures, Yicai.com reported following the National Health Commission meetings held by Vice Premier Sun Chunlan over the past two days. Sun said the vaccination rate of the population exceeded 90%, with people’s health awareness having improved significantly and the severity of the Omicron virus having weakened. This has created the conditions for further optimising control measures, she said. Many major cities have started to loosen controls, including Guangzhou, which lifted temporary control areas, and Chongqing, which reopened central districts. Beijing and Zhengzhou have allowed people to skip Covid testing should they have no demand for going outdoors, Yicai said.