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China's Zero-Covid Dilemma

Ros Atkins looks at why China is still pursuing a strict zero-Covid strategy

As coronavirus restrictions begin to ease around the world, China is sticking with its Zero-Covid policy. But questions have been raised about how sustainable the strategy is, and how much longer China can keep the virus out. Ros Atkins looks at the dilemma this has created for the country and its leadership.

(Photo: Staff members wearing personal protective equipment spray disinfectant outside a shopping mall in Xi'an in north China's Shaanxi province on January 11, 2022. Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images)

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Sat 22 Jan 2022 05:50GMT

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  • Sat 22 Jan 2022 05:50GMT