They would love to lock us all down.
China Holds the Line on ‘Zero Covid,’ but Some Wonder for How Long
More people are being caught up in the country’s virus-control dragnet. Some think the no-tolerance policy is unsustainable.In a glitzy Shanghai shopping district, about 40 people who happened to be at a Uniqlo store were informed that they would be spending the night there. A suspected Covid case had been traced to the shop.
Elsewhere in the same city, Anna Rudashko was told to return to an office building she had visited for a meeting the day before. She spent 58 hours there with more than 200 strangers, waiting for test results.
Across China, in Shaanxi Province, Zhao Xiaoqing was on a second date, visiting a man at his parents’ home, when the local authorities locked down the neighborhood. She quarantined with them for nearly 30 days. (Fortunately, she said, “I got along well with his family.”)
China Holds the Line on ‘Zero Covid,’ but Some Wonder for How Long (Published 2022)
More people are being caught up in the country’s virus-control dragnet. Some think the no-tolerance policy is unsustainable.
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