China announced the complete overcoming of the COVID-19 pandemic

China called on European countries to return trade with the country to pre-pandemic levels. After a new outbreak of coronavirus in China, they stopped publishing daily data on the incidence and mortality from COVID-19

China has successfully overcome the coronavirus pandemic and is ready to resume contacts around the world. This was stated by Wang Yi, head of the office of the CPC Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission, during a meeting with EU Supreme Chairman for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, according to the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry .

“China has successfully passed the pandemic and is ready to fully resume contacts with Europe and the world,” Wang Yi said. The statement says that the parties can begin preparations for a new meeting of the leaders of China and the European Union, using the mechanisms of “high-level dialogue” in various fields, to help bring trade back to pre-pandemic levels as soon as possible.

WHO extended the international emergency regime in connection with COVID-19 for another three months Society

In early January, the World Health Organization criticized the Chinese authorities for not providing complete information on the number of hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus. China was required to be more transparent about the scale of the pandemic: each new outbreak of this disease was suppressed through severe restrictions and lockdowns.

In November, protests began in the country over a "zero tolerance" policy for COVID-19. After that, the National Health Commission agreed to ease restrictions, but the abrupt lifting of measures led to a new outbreak: in December, almost 250 million people in China were infected, Bloomberg reported. The authorities did not confirm this information, and later completely stopped publishing daily data on the incidence.

Brussels recommended that EU countries selectively test passengers from China, as well as require them to take a coronavirus test no more than 48 hours before departure and wear masks or respirators on planes. Beijing has promised to take retaliatory measures against countries that impose restrictions on Chinese citizens in connection with COVID-19.