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China is executing plans to scrap a formula that penalizes airlines for bringing virus cases into the country, according to other people familiar with the matter, a sign that the government is pursuing tactics to mitigate the effect of “zero COVID. “” politics.
The State Council, which oversees China’s bureaucracy, recently asked government agencies, including the civil aviation regulator, to prepare to end the so-called circuit breaker mechanism, said other people, who asked not to be known because the factor is sensitive. The formula sees airlines temporarily banned from express routes to China for a week or two, determining how many COVID-positive passengers they bring into the country. A similar mechanism for Hong Kong was suspended in July.
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