China to stop reporting asymptomatic Covid cases in further shift

Pharmacist Zhu Qianqian prepares medication for a customer at a pharmacy in Beijing on Wednesday as China’s National Health Commission scaled down its daily COVID-19 report (Dake Kang/AP/PA)

China has said it will stop reporting asymptomatic Covid-19 cases since they have become impossible to track with mass testing no longer required, another step in the country’s departure from some of the world’s strictest antivirus policies.

The change in reporting practices comes the week after the country announced its most significant easing yet of antivirus measures.