Convenient care signs were recently hung in front of 269 new village-level clinics in the Jiangyan district of Taizhou city – located in East China's Jiangsu province – allowing rural folks to get a consultation and medicine at their doorstep.

China will manage COVID-19 with measures against Class B infectious diseases, instead of Class A infectious diseases, in a major shift of its epidemic response policies.

China has optimized its COVID-19 response measures at the right time, amid the reduced fatality rate of the Omicron variant and the increased preparedness of the nation's healthcare system, experts said over the weekend.

Seniors and people identified as being at higher risk from COVID-19 are now eligible for a second vaccine booster shot, according to a notice issued on Dec 14.

Guidance on home quarantine for COVID-infected people

Major adjustments have been made to China's COVID-19 control policies. Below are some of the key changes, to help you keep up to date.

The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council has issued a guideline on home quarantine and medical observation. The following are some highlights of the guideline.

China has begun inoculating foreigners in the country with COVID-19 vaccines on a voluntary basis.