China loosens COVID-19 curbs amid an economic downturn
epa10351193 A man looks at a volunteer health worker sleeping in an epidemic prevention and control support vehicle in Beijing, China, 06 December 2022. Despite daily cases are increasing, some cities such as Beijing and Guangzhou are taking steps to loosen COVID-19 testing requirements and quarantine rules as China looks to relax its strict zero-COVID policy amid an economic downturn, Beijing shopping malls and supermarkets no longer require COVID-19 negative results starting 06 December. EPA/WU HAO
