China vs Covid: Hazmat Suits On Streets, Police Tape Around Whole Blocks
NDTV
China is facing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the first wave of the pandemic emerged in Wuhan in late 2019.
A Shanghai pedestrian swarmed by hazmat-clad health officials, police tape wrapped around entire blocks, and panic buying at a Shenzhen shopping centre: China is returning to virus controls many hoped it had long left behind.
The country is facing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the first wave of the pandemic emerged in Wuhan in late 2019.
While the daily caseload is comparatively small, around 5,300 were recorded on Tuesday, the Omicron variant is shaking Beijing's "zero-Covid" strategy -- and that means the return of mass testing and tough restrictions on movement.
Shanghai's famous waterfront, usually buzzing with tourists and locals, fell quiet this week as authorities moved to stamp out a rise in Covid cases in China's biggest city.
