Health agency gives up tracing no-symptom cases as hospitals inundated
The scene outside a fever clinic at Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing on Dec. 13: China’s capital has been hit by a wave of infections.
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CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer, and ETHAN TAN, contributing writer | China
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — China on Wednesday gave up reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases as hospitals in Beijing battled to keep up with a surge of infections, while a top economic planning meeting was reportedly delayed over health fears.
Last week, the government announced a sharp pivot away from a zero-COVID policy that relied on years of mass lockdowns and testing to tamp down outbreaks.
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