The Chinese State Council just released a new series of directives on "optimizing" the covid measures. Effectively they are taking some of the "loosened up" measured experimented in some localities and now adopting them on a national level — although it's helpful to keep in mind that "loosening up" is always relative and dynamic.

Here's no. 1 and 2 of the ten articles roughly translated

一是科学精准划分风险区域。按楼栋、单元、楼层、住户划定高风险区，不得随意扩大到小区、社区和街道（乡镇）等区域。不得采取各种形式的临时封控。

One: precise and scientific designations of Risk Areas. High Risk Areas should be designated per a single building, division of a building, floor of a building, and/or a residence, and they must not be expanded without cause to cover a larger residential community, neighborhood, or district (townships), etc. No temporary lockdowns [i.e., locking down a whole building or residential community for 24hrs or even more when one resident is suspected to have a positive result in a "ten-samples-mixed-in-one-tube" PCR test and is waiting of the result of an individualized PCR test] of any form should be implemented.

二是进一步优化核酸检测。不按行政区域开展全员核酸检测，进一步缩小核酸检测范围、减少频次。根据防疫工作需要，可开展抗原检测。对高风险岗位从业人员和高风险区人员按照有关规定进行核酸检测，其他人员愿检尽检。除养老院、福利院、医疗机构、托幼机构、中小学等特殊场所外，不要求提供核酸检测阴性证明，不查验健康码。重要机关、大型企业及一些特定场所可由属地自行确定防控措施。不再对跨地区流动人员查验核酸检测阴性证明和健康码，不再开展落地检。

Two: further optimization of PCR testing. No universal mandatory PCR testing should be implemented at the level of an entire administrative district [e.g., a whole city, with millions of residents, which has very often been the case over the past year], and the scope and frequency of mandatory PCR tests should be reduced. Antigen tests can be used instead based on public health needs. Those who work in high-risk professions and high-risk areas should follow the established rules and be subjected to mandatory regular PCR tests, while anyone else should be tested whenever they request so. Except for senior homes, orphanages, medical facilities, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and other special facilities, no proof of negative PCR test should be demanded for access, and nor should the health code be checked. As for important institutions [government bodies], major enterprises/firms, and certain other special facilities [vague here], the responsible regional administration can adopt public health measures as they see fit. For travelers between different administrative regions, no proof of negative PCR test should be demanded, nor should the health code be checked, and nor should an on-arrival PCR test be demanded.

Add: the third one seems interesting too in gauging what's actually happening.

三是优化调整隔离方式。感染者要科学分类收治，具备居家隔离条件的无症状感染者和轻型病例一般采取居家隔离，也可自愿选择集中隔离收治。居家隔离期间加强健康监测，隔离第6、7天连续2次核酸检测Ct值≥35解除隔离，病情加重的及时转定点医院治疗。具备居家隔离条件的密切接触者采取5天居家隔离，也可自愿选择集中隔离，第5天核酸检测阴性后解除隔离。

Three: further optimization of quarantine measures. Those infected should be scientifically categorized for appropriate treatments. Asymptomatic patients and mild-symptom patients who have the means of at-home quarantine should generally be quarantined at home, but they can also choose to quarantine at quarantine centers as they wish. Health monitoring should be implemented and strengthened during such at-home quarantine, which should be lifted when the Ct value of their PCR tests are above 35 consecutively on the sixth and the seventh days of their quarantine. Those whose symptoms worsen should be transferred to designated hospitals for treatment. Close contacts who have the means of at-home quarantine should generally be quarantined at home for five days, but they can also choose to quarantine at quarantine centers as they wish. Said quarantine should be lifted when their PCR test is negative on the fifth day.