were looking for ways to ease the impact of its covid policieschinese airlines on average flew 145 international flights a day in october up 219 from september according to aviation data provider variflight still international capacity to and from china is only at 73 of 2019 levels based on data from industry information providers capa and oaglockdowns and protestsauthorities on friday reported 3871 new locally transmitted infections for the previous day a tiny number by global standards but the most in china since early mayzeng was part of a top team at chinas national health commission when the virus started to spread from the central chinese city of wuhan to other parts of china in 2020he has previously urged against using excessive measures to fight covid that risk exhausting people and in march said that china would look for a route to flexible and controllable opening upwhile most of the world has largely done away with virus curbs china has resolutely stuck to a zerotolerance approach that reacts to even single cases with lockdowns and mass testing those measures have roiled the economy and are increasingly frustrating the publicmarkets surged this week on hopes that china would relax its approach after rumours based on an unverified note that circulated on social media indicated china was planning a reopening from strict covid curbs in march next yeara chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said at the time he was unaware of the situation on wednesday the countrys national health commission said the nation should unwaveringly stick to zerocovidwuhan is again making covidrelated headlines in china after imposing an array of temporary lockdowns and restrictions when dozens of new cases were reported over the past weekvideos showing rowdy protests inside a compound in wuhans hanyang district on thursday night were shared on social media on friday reuters could not immediately verify themangry residents in the videos were seen smashing covid disaster relief tents and calling for an end to their lockdown with crowds shouting give us freedom give us freedom