China further eases pandemic restrictions in latest step towards reopening after zero-Covid

China announced new measures to further ease its Covid restrictions on December 7, 2022, including allowing those with mild symptoms to quarantine at home and ramping up vaccination among the elderly. Ahead of the official announcement, some local governments had started to relax some of their restrictions following widespread protests against China’s zero-Covid policy. After three years of strict controls, the government appears to be signalling a shift towards living with the virus.