A week after China eases Covid curbs, residents swarm pharmacies, test centres
Residents line up for their COVID-19 throat swab test inside a hospital compound in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. China said Wednesday that it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they've become impossible to track with mass testing no longer required, another step in the country's departure from some of the world's strictest antivirus policies. (AP Photo)
Updated: December 15, 2022 19:14 IST
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Residents line up for their COVID-19 throat swab test inside a hospital compound in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. China said Wednesday that it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they've become impossible to track with mass testing no longer required, another step in the country's departure from some of the world's strictest antivirus policies. (AP Photo)
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A week after China eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remains over the direction of the pandemic in the world's most populous nation. (AP)
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Residents line up at a pharmacy to buy antigen testing kits for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China December 15, 2022. COVID-19 infections were exploding in China well before the government's decision to abandon its strict "zero-COVID" policy, a World Health Organization director said on Wednesday, quashing suggestions that the sudden reversal caused a spike in cases.(Reuters)
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Residents wearing protective gear walk by a COVID-19 antigen test instruction poster on display outside a hospital in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. The sudden loosening of restrictions has sparked long queues outside fever clinics in a worrying sign that a wave of infections is building, even though official tallies of new cases have trended lower recently as authorities eased back on testing. (AP Photo)
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China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of COVID-19 infections, with some analysts expecting the death toll to soar after it eased strict controls that had kept the pandemic at bay for three years. (AP Photo)
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A delivery man eats his breakfast at a store in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo)
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The World Health Organisation has raised concerns that China’s 1.4 billion population was not adequately vaccinated and the United States offered help in dealing with a surge in infections. (AP Photo)
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Workers push a load of wooden panels over a bump in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. While two workers have their masks on, the mask of one of the workers has slipped. (AP Photo)
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A resident wearing mask sits perched on a road barrier near a hospital in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Last Wednesday, Beijing began dismantling its tough ‘zero-COVID’ controls, dropping testing requirements and easing quarantine rules. (AP Photo)
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A resident walks a dog on a quiet street past a shuttered newsstand in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo)
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An outdoor store sells food on a street in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo)
