<p>China's main health authority on Friday adjusted Covid-19 prevention and control measures, saying it aimed to optimise clinical categorisation and treatment nearly a month after it scrapped a rigid zero-Covid policy.</p>.<p>The National Health Commission said it would add positive antigen tests as a diagnostic standard and adjust the criteria for discharging Covid patients from hospital.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/as-covid-19-surges-in-china-us-begins-testing-more-travellers-1178359.html" target="_blank">As Covid-19 surges in China, US begins testing more travellers</a></strong></p>.<p>The adjustments came in the 10th edition of the commission's policies on Covid.</p>.<p>On December 7, the commission announced the most significant relaxation of its Covid prevention and control protocols since the pandemic began three years ago, abandoning its tough zero-Covid policy after unprecedented protests against the rules. </p>
<p>China's main health authority on Friday adjusted Covid-19 prevention and control measures, saying it aimed to optimise clinical categorisation and treatment nearly a month after it scrapped a rigid zero-Covid policy.</p>.<p>The National Health Commission said it would add positive antigen tests as a diagnostic standard and adjust the criteria for discharging Covid patients from hospital.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/as-covid-19-surges-in-china-us-begins-testing-more-travellers-1178359.html" target="_blank">As Covid-19 surges in China, US begins testing more travellers</a></strong></p>.<p>The adjustments came in the 10th edition of the commission's policies on Covid.</p>.<p>On December 7, the commission announced the most significant relaxation of its Covid prevention and control protocols since the pandemic began three years ago, abandoning its tough zero-Covid policy after unprecedented protests against the rules. </p>