Top officials are toning down warnings about the dangers of the coronavirus, but residents are rushing to buy drugs, fearing it will spread.
Chinese officials say COVID patients with mild symptoms will be allowed to isolate at home as part of a set of new measures that mark a major shift in a tough anti-virus policy that has battered its economy and sparked historic protests.
Investors were quick to cheer the prospect of a reprieve for the world’s second-largest economy and the possibility of a shift towards a lifting of border controls next year. But the looser curbs have set off a rush for preventative drugs as some residents, particularly the unvaccinated elderly, feel more vulnerable to the virus.
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