Covid Stigma in China Can Cost Recovered Patients Jobs, Homes
- One woman moved to a bathroom stall after getting infected
- Rarity of infections thanks to Covid Zero exacerbated the risk
The Covid Zero approach, which deploys strict lockdowns at tremendous economic and social cost, is the main factor driving stigma.
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For many people, Covid is an inconvenience that’s become an undesirable part of normal life. Not so in China, where zero tolerance means those who contract the virus have been isolated and often disparaged just for getting infected.