Chinese borders may reopen in 2022. This is according to Gao Fu, the Head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, who believes that once over 85% of the population in early 2022 has been vaccinated, this may become reality.
The current epidemic control measures against COVID-19 in China have won a lot of time to produce enough vaccines and inoculate people, he told news outlet Ifeng. If the vaccination rate can reach more than 85% in early 2022, there will be only a few infections and none of those infected would be in serious condition or die. Besides this, the virulence of the coronavirus is also decreasing, according to Gao.
Find out the latest on shipping in China during COVID, available in this week’s report (week 41). All data comes directly from our agent in China, Ocean Favor, the biggest non-state-owned shipping agency in China.
Quarantine requirements in China’s main ports – the latest information (13/10/2021)
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