The novel coronavirus continues to remain in the spotlight these days as new covid cases arise. It’s been just revealed that China eased quarantine rules for travelers.
China and covid rules
According to the latest reports, travelers arriving in China will spend less time in quarantine under changes to sweeping anti-virus controls announced Friday to reduce disruption to the economy and society.
It seems that this announcement came even as an upsurge in covid-19 cases prompted Beijing to close parks and impose other restrictions.
“The country reported 10,729 new cases, and more than 5 million people were confined to their homes in the southern manufacturing hub Guangzhou and the western megacity Chongqing,” according to the reports.
In China, people undergo daily tests.
“It has become normal, just like eating and sleeping,” said food service worker Yang Zheng, according to some reports. “I think what it impacts most is kids because they need to go to school.”
Demands for testing every 24 to 48 hours are “troublesome,” said Ying Yiyang, who works in marketing.
“My life is for sure not comparable to what it was three years ago,” said Ying.
Covid cases in the US
30,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US in just a week, the second consecutive weekly increase, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association.
It’s also been reported that over 14.9 million children in the country have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, according to the report.
“Nearly 105,000 of these cases have been added in the past four weeks, reports Xinhua news agency.”
There is a need to collect more age-specific data to assess the severity of illness related to new variants. It’s also required to check out more potential longer-term effects, said the AAP.
“It is important to recognize there are immediate effects of the pandemic on children’s health, but importantly we need to identify and address the long-lasting impacts on the physical, mental, and social well-being of this generation of children and youth,” the Academy added.
