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China Abandons Zero-Covid Policy, Braces for Millions of Cases

  • China has abandoned strict lockdown policies in favor of economic growth despite rising coronavirus cases.
  • Up to 65 million people a week could become infected with Covid-19 in China by late June according to health experts.
  • China is preparing citizens for more infections without reinstating unpopular controls that frustrated the public.
  • Many Chinese seem willing to deal with illness at home instead of going to fever clinics.
  • China should increase vaccination rates, improve vaccines, allow foreign vaccines, and make antiviral drugs more available, experts say.
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