Daily samples relaxed for some population groups

Some regions across the country have adopted COVID-19 testing policies aimed at more precise and human-oriented epidemic screening and intervention.

Beijing's Chaoyang district, the hardest-hit area during the ongoing outbreak in the capital, announced on Tuesday that certain groups, including the homebound elderly, students taking daily online classes, babies and those working from home, are exempt from daily nucleic acid tests during mass screening to reduce infection risks.

Meng Rui, deputy head of the district, said at a news conference on Tuesday, that the move is to better protect groups of the population and make the best use of the testing resources for groups with real infection risks.