China has started taking steps to ease its zero-Covid policy, fuelling a mix of relief and worry as the public waits to see the health consequences, and impact on the medical system, of a full-blown exit.
An epidemic control worker wears PPE as she passes workers as they prepare to remove a Covid-19 nucleic acid testing booth from a site in Chaoyang District on December 3, 2022 in Beijing, China.China has started taking steps to ease its zero-Covid-19 policy, fuelling a mix of relief and worry as the public waits to see the health consequences, and impact on the medical system, of a full-blown exit.
Researchers have analysed how many deaths the country could see if it pivots to a full reopening, with most pointing to the country's relatively low vaccination rates and lack of herd immunity as some of its most vulnerable spots.
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