BBCNEWS BBC News March 27, 2022 04:20:00
The statement suggests china may be ready to abandon its zero—covid strategy, despite a rising number of infections. china has repeatedly locked down entire towns and cities following the discovery ofjust a few infections. but in shanghai, officials are closing down only affected neighbourhoods and relying on self—testing. earlier i spoke to dr xi chen, an expert in health policy at yale university. i asked him if he thought this signalled a change in china's covid policy. clearly the virus is becoming more transmissible in china now and less lethal, leaving health authorities with even le...