In Beijing, Covid Zero Can Unexpectedly Ruin Your Weekend
Everyone at the massive China World Mall was flagged
An employee disinfects an escalator at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, on Sunday, June 19, 2022.
BloombergHi, John here in Beijing, where China’s approach to controlling Covid has made once innocuous activities surprisingly risky. I, for example, ran into some trouble recently because of a cold beer on a balmy summer night. But first…
Two-and-a-half years into the pandemic, many countries have begun reopening their borders, rolling back restrictions and living with the virus. Not China, where the rules remain as tight as ever, and in some instances, have gotten even more restrictive.