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Chinese lock themselves in and hoard drugs for fear of a new wave of covid

Chinese lock themselves in and hoard drugs for fear of a new wave of covid

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Comment this story Comment Just over a week after China began dismantling its ‘zero covid’ policy, signaling the end of nearly three years of massive lockdowns, families in big cities are fleeing their newfound freedom and instead retreating with stocks medicines and home remedies, for fear of a devastating wave of infections. The latest change …

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The great Chinese wave of COVID-19 has begun

The great Chinese wave of COVID-19 has begun

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welcome to Foreign Police‘s China Brief. Highlights this week: COVID-19[feminine] spreads rapidly in Beijing and beyond after China lifts its restrictive policies, activists strike at a hotel popular with Chinese workers in Kabuland after a period of relative calm, Chinese and Indian soldiers clash on their disputed border. If you would like to receive China …

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Models predict massive wave of illness and death if China lifts ‘zero COVID’ policy

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Surprised and stung by protests against draconian “zero-COVID” policies, Chinese authorities are moving cautiously to ease the burden of constant lockdowns, quarantines and testing. But 3 years into the pandemic, China shows no signs of planning a major course change. Mathematical models suggest why: the country is still ill-prepared to live with SARS-CoV-2. Easing restrictions …

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