12月26日，国家卫生健康委发布公告：①将新型冠状病毒肺炎更名为新型冠状病毒感染。②经国务院批准，自2023年1月8日起，解除对新型冠状病毒感染采取的《中华人民共和国传染病防治法》规定的甲类传染病预防、控制措施；新型冠状病毒感染不再纳入《中华人民共和国国境卫生检疫法》规定的检疫传染病管理。
国务院联防联控机制26日晚发布《关于对新型冠状病毒感染实施“乙类乙管”的总体方案》，方案提出，优化中外人员往来管理。来华人员在行前48小时进行核酸检测，结果阴性者可来华，无需向我驻外使领馆申请健康码，将结果填入海关健康申明卡。如呈阳性，相关人员应在转阴后再来华。取消入境后全员核酸检测和集中隔离。健康申报正常且海关口岸常规检疫无异常者，可放行进入社会面。
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 renamed the Chinese term for COVID-19 from "novel coronavirus pneumonia" to "novel coronavirus infection," said a statement released by the National Health Commission on Monday.Starting from Jan 8, China will downgrade management of the disease from Class A to Class B in accordance with the country's law on prevention and treatment of infectious disease, and remove it from quarantinable infectious disease management carried out in accordance with the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China, added the statement.Currently, COVID-19 is classified as a Class B infectious disease but subject to the preventive and control measures for a Class A infectious disease in China.Basic conditions have been in place to support such an adjustment, said a document released by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19 on the same day, citing the latest virus mutation, the development of the epidemic and the country's epidemic response basis.Authorities will drop quarantine measures against people infected with novel coronavirus and stop identifying close contacts or designating high-risk and low-risk areas, said the document.
▲ Travelers enter a terminal at Beijing Capital International Airport to take flights on Thursday as some restrictions for travel were eased. CUI JUN/FOR CHINA DAILY
COVID-19 cases will receive classified treatment and a timely adjustment will be made to medical care policies. The country will also adjust its testing policies as well as the frequency and content of epidemic information release.In addition, disease control measures targeting inbound travelers and imported cargo will be lifted, said the document.Following the adjustment, China's COVID-19 prevention and control efforts will focus on protecting health and preventing severe cases. Measures will be rolled out to protect people's lives and health to the utmost and minimize the impact of the epidemic on economic and social development.
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