An Irishman living in China has said life is back to normal there and that the firm adherence to lockdown rules, as well as strict border controls, has been central to keeping Covid-19 under control.
Mark Murray, who works as a teacher, told RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne that people in China only wear face masks on public transport now, where they are regularly required to present a QR Health Code on their phone.
The QR code is a colour-based system, and people’s health status became similar to a traffic light system - green, yellow and red.
Red: You have to stay quarantined for 14 days and provide regular check-ins on a chat app called DingTalk. Yellow: You have to stay inside for seven days.