China’s New Covid Approach Is to ‘Let it Rip,’ Analyst Says
- With most restrictions scrapped, infections are exploding
- “I wasn’t expecting China’s exit strategy to be so rapid”
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China seems to be embracing a fast and explosive Covid reopening, a risky approach that’s worrying observers given the vast country’s vulnerabilities.
Since embarking on a landmark shift away from its zero-tolerance policy just a week ago, China has dismantled most of its internal restrictions, casting aside the stringent playbook used to eliminate the virus for the past three years.