It follows that now citizens with asymptomatic COVID-19 or mild symptoms will be able to be in home quarantine, which is another easing of covid rules.

Previously, people who tested positive for the virus were isolated in hospitals.

The measures taken by the Chinese authorities regarding COVID-19 indicate that the PRC may soon consider the coronavirus as a seasonal disease, reports Sky News.

For almost three years, China is said to have had some of the strictest COVID-19 regulations in the world.

Earlier it was reported about protests in Shanghai against coronavirus restrictions.