At a meeting on November 30, the deputy prime minister in charge of new coronavirus policy in the Chinese government emphasized the need to balance infection control and economic activity.
On the other hand, during the meeting, the deputy prime minister did not mention the continuation of the "zero corona" policy, which he has repeatedly emphasized so far. increase.
Sun Chunlan, the vice premier of the Chinese government in charge of new coronavirus policy, attended a meeting of public health experts on Nov. 30, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.
In it, Deputy Prime Minister Son emphasized the need to balance infection control and economic activity, stating, "As vaccination becomes more widespread and experience accumulates, infection control is facing new phases and tasks." did.
On the other hand, he did not mention the continuation of the "zero corona" policy, which he has repeatedly emphasized.
While protests against the "zero corona" policy developed into criticism of the Communist Party and President Xi Jinping, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in the south, where clashes between residents and police occurred intermittently, severe infection control measures were greatly eased. I was.
For this reason, there is a view that the Chinese government will review the "zero corona" policy in the future in order to alleviate public dissatisfaction.
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus, which was confirmed on November 30, exceeded 5,000 for the first time in the capital, Beijing, reaching approximately 35,000, setting a record high for three consecutive days.