Home United States USA — China China's zero COVID goal appears to be gone after widespread protests

China's zero COVID goal appears to be gone after widespread protests

86
0
SHARE

Array
As Ed pointed out last week, China has apparently turned a corner when it comes to zero-COVID. The BBC published a follow-up yesterday noting that despite no drop in the number of infections, some of the tough COVID controls are being dropped. Without really admitting it, it looks like zero COVID is over.
What’s most significant about that change is why it happened. Last month there was a deadly fire at a high-rise in Xinjiang, China. Firefighters arrived but couldn’t get their trucks close enough to douse the flames.
Officials blamed cars parked along narrow access roads but others claimed the cars couldn’t be moved either because the owners were locked in their buildings or because the car batteries were dead after months of lockdowns.

Continue reading...