Beijing Covid Cases Stay Elevated After Doubling on Weekend
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Covid-19 cases in China’s capital of Beijing remain elevated, after almost doubling over the weekend, while infections nationwide continue their record upward march, as opposition to the government’s hardcore containment regime spreads onto the streets.
The relentless transmission of Covid amid colder weather, as protests swell against local officials’ hard-line efforts to contain it, reflects the dilemma China is in as the country faces an inflection point in the zero-tolerance approach that’s endured for nearly three years.