China: CDC issues new guidelines saying wearing face mask is not compulsory

China's Beijing became first major city in world to do away with wearing face masks while outdoors, according to media reports. Beijing's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its new guidelines issued on Sunday said residents can w go outside without face coverings, signaling that coronavirus outbreak is under control in capital. According to reports, CDC has said even though wearing a face mask is t compulsory anymore, residents still need to follow social distancing rules and avoid physical contact with ors. 

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latest anuncement was me ahe of China's National People’s Congress (NPC), parliament's annual session that is w scheduled to be held on May 22. annual session that takes place every year in March was postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus outbreak. Communist Party of China (CPC) will also hold its postponed annual session of national visory body on May 21, where it will discuss party's nda for year, including annual budget and formulation of new laws.

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China faces criticism

China is facing a lot of criticism from international community over its initial handling of COVID-19 outbreak. On May 18, over 61 countries agreed to table a resolution in World Health Assembly demanding an impartial and independent probe into handling of outbreak and origin of disease. United States has time and again accused Communist state of t sharing full information on outbreak and has said that it posses evidence suggesting that virus emerged from a virology laboratory in Wuhan. 

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Chinese president Xi Jinping during his speech at World Health Assembly that commenced online defended Beijing's handling of outbreak and also urged international community to contribute more to World Health Organisation (WHO) funding. Xi Jinping defended WHO chief Tedros ham's response to pandemic and also pledged $2 billion to United Nations. 

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