[ad_1] China’s policy of working to prevent every single COVID case, known as zero-COVID, has been controversial from the beginning. Observers raised questions about the possible economic impacts as well as the potential encroachment on civil liberties that might result from the surveillance necessary to enforce such a program. This week the situation boiled over as protesters in at least eight Chinese cities took to the streets in frustration with the restrictive program, a rare…
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[ad_1] People queue up for Covid-19 nucleic acid tests. Photo by Yuan Zifeng/VCG via Getty Images China says it would not waver from its zero-Covid policy which imposes snap lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines. China is fighting its biggest wave of locally transmitted cases in six months, with nearly 9 000 infections reported on Thursday. Zero-Covid has prompted rare public outrage from residents over food shortages and delayed emergency medical care for those under…
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