National Health Commission: Renamed Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia as Novel Coronavirus Infection

2022-12-26T15:52:14.564Z

According to the website of the National Health and Medical Commission, the National Health and Medical Commission issued an announcement on the 26th that the new type of coronavirus pneumonia was renamed as a new type of coronavirus infection. According to the announcement, with the approval of the State Council, starting from January 8, 2023, the measures for the prevention and control of Class A infectious diseases stipulated in the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases" adopted for new coronavirus infection will be lifted; the new coronavirus infection will no longer Included in the management of quarantine infectious diseases stipulated in the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China.