China Announces Loosening Of Zero COVID Measures

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 07: An epidemic control worker wears PPE to protect against the spread of COVID-19 as he piles medical waste at a government quarantine facility on December 7, 2022 in Beijing, China. As part of a 10 point directive, China's government announced Wednesday that people with COVID-19 who have mild or are asymptomatic will be permitted to quarantine at home instead of being taken to a makeshift facility, a major shift in its zero COVID policy. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)