Tag: zero-covid
COVID-19 is about to explode in China. What that could mean for the United States.
Experts are predicting COVID cases in China will explode after the country ended its strict zero-COVID policy. Here's how the US may be affected.
Hundreds in hazmat suits moved to quarantine facilities under China’s strict zero-Covid policy
Hundreds of people in hazmat suits were seen lining the streets of Wuxi, China, on July 1, 2022, waiting to be transported to a quarantine facility. This came after a cluster of 27 new asymptomatic Covid-19 cases were detected that day. China has adhered...
Zero-Covid strategy in China | DW Documentary
DW’s Daniel Satra travels to China to get a sense of the country’s Covid-19 strategy. What he finds is constant mandatory testing, workers dealing with lockdowns and severe isolation rules. The government’s strategy even affects his own reporting. Why doe...
Shanghai reopens after two-month Covid lockdown, but how fast can life return to normal?
After requiring residents to stay home for more than two months, China's commercial hub of Shanghai officially ended its lockdown on June 1, 2021, giving free rein to 2.67 million businesses, from corner shops to multinational manufacturers, to resume ope...
Downtown Shanghai remains deserted despite ‘reopening’
As Shanghai continues to ease its months-long lockdown, the Post's Shanghai video correspondent Thomas Yau, who has been in lockdown for 61 days, was granted a one-time-only door pass that allowed him to travel within his district for two hours.