Jul 20, 2022 08:42 PM

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Chinese Vice Premier Urges Regions Not to Let Up in Fight With Covid

By Wang Xintong

Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said the purpose of updating the country’s Covid-19 response protocol was to make the implementation of control measures precise. Photo: CCTV screenshots

Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said the purpose of updating the country’s Covid-19 response protocol was to make the implementation of control measures precise. Photo: CCTV screenshots

As daily Covid cases creep up in some parts of China, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan has emphasized that the purpose of recent changes to the country’s virus prevention measures was for precision, not relaxation.

Speaking while on a visit to North China’s Hebei province earlier this week, the health czar urged authorities across the country to up their efforts to prevent cases and plug loopholes exposed in previous outbreaks.

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