As the year draws to its end, a new wave of COVID-19 seized some parts of the country, in particular the capital city Beijing. Though unexpected to some extent, people have taken it more rationally and confidently as most cases belong to the category of mild symptoms. Home quarantine and medication have become most people’s choice of dealing with it.
Chinese experts have recently stated that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has a lower chance of causing severe illness and death compared with the flu, hence China should continue to optimize its epidemic control policies to protect the vulnerable population.
After the case was confirmed, the man was transferred to the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center for treatment and then discharged on May 12 after recovery, the report said.
Shanghai has cut off the community transmission in the latest resurgence of COVID-19 infections in all districts, as businesses began to resume operation starting Monday.
China's economy is expected to recover gradually as the country achieves major anti-epidemic outcomes and pro-growth policies take effects, Fu Linghui, spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics, said Monday.