New COVID outbreaks prompt swift response

Looking through a window of her home in Suzhou's Sixian county in Anhui province, Gao Mengfan was relieved when she saw an elderly neighbor walking in his yard on Tuesday morning and knew he was not ill.

"As my mother was preparing lunch, three public health workers wearing protective gowns and face shields came to give a rapid antigen test," said Gao, who had returned to Yangji village from college on June 23 for summer vacation.

With a backyard planted with enough vegetables and a full refrigerator, Gao said her family has so far remained self-sufficient during the outbreak. "I believe dynamic clearance will be achieved soon," she said, referring to China's dynamic zero-COVID policy to control the disease.