China strives for vitality after COVID management downgrade
Analysis BEIJING – At around 6:30 a.m. yesterday, flight NZ289 from New Zealand landed at the Pudong International Airport. It was the first international inbound flight to arrive in Shanghai after China downgraded its management of COVID-19, meaning those on board would not be subject to quarantine.Shaly Rauss, a German passenger on the flight who lives in Shanghai, went to New Zealand for a holiday three weeks ago. “I felt so lucky. We booked tickets one year