Beijing Braces for Covid Surge After China Lifts Pandemic Curbs
Residents in the capital city buy up at-home tests and fever medication following the government’s decision to ease its “zero Covid” policy.
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China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy Changes, Explained
The Chinese government ordered officials to cut back on mass testing and hair-trigger regional lockdowns, in a pivot from stringent pandemic rules.
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China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters
Beijing’s costly policy of lockdowns has pummeled the world’s second-largest economy and set off mass public protests that were a rare challenge to China’s leader, Xi Jinping.
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China Says It Will Do More to Vaccinate Older People Against Covid
Only 40 percent of those age 80 or older have had booster shots. Officials said they will go door-to-door and bring vaccines to nursing homes to lift that number.