China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes ‘zero COVID’


              A masked resident massages her leg at a quiet gym equipments area inside a public park in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              A man walks through an area used to be crowded with residents at a public park in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              A woman wearing a face mask adjusts her scarf on a street as capital city is hit by sandstorm in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              A man wearing a face mask plays a ball with a child at an area used to be crowded with residents at a public park in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              A delivery worker rides on his bike loaded with customers' online order groceries on a street in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              A woman wearing a face mask walks on a street in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, as capital city is hit by sandstorm. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              Delivery workers ride on an overhead bridge against the office buildings in the central business district shrouded by sandstorm in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              A woman wearing a face mask and covered with hood runs across a street Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, as the capital city is hit by sandstorm. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              A security guard keeps watch inside a booth displaying a temperature scan device and a travel QR code, outside an office building in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            A temperature scanner stands near a display note showing a health check and travel QR codes at a closed fast-food restaurant in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A masked worker looks out from a restaurant as its entrance door displays a health check QR code and a notice that reads "Please scan your health QR code and travel code, thank you for your cooperation" in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)