Health officials in Beijing said lockdowns to suppress the spread of the virus should be lifted 'as quickly as possible' following outbreaks. 9News
control measures to reduce their impact on people's lives, while deflecting blame for public frustration away from the policy itself.
While protests in several parts of China appear to have largely dispersed peacefully over the weekend, some met a stronger response from authorities - and security has been tightened across cities with police deployed to key protest sites in the wake of the demonstrations.A worker in protective gear stands guard near caution tape placed in a locked down neighbourhood in Beijing, Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
The protests - and the pledges to refine the policy implementation - come as the country faces its most significant surge of cases. Low vaccination rates among the elderly have long been cited by authorities as a reason why China must maintain tight controls over the virus. On Tuesday, officials also announced an "action plan" to boost vaccination rates among this high-risk group.
Reactions to the officials' statements on Chinese social media suggested they had done little to assuage frustration and anger over the zero-COVID policy. On a state media livestream of the press conference, many users called for an end to COVID testing and centralised quarantine.
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