COVID-19 Outbreak Surges Across China Despite ‘COVID Zero’ Policy

COVID-19 Outbreak Surges Across China Despite ‘COVID Zero’ Policy
People in line to undergo a nasal swab for nucleic acid testing for COVID-19 as it snows in Harbin in Heilongjiang Province on Mar. 2, 2022. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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Since the COVID-19 surge in Hong Kong, the virus has quickly spread across China to Guangdong, Shandong, Jilin, and other provinces, despite the regime’s strict “COVID Zero” policy. Four areas in Shanghai are listed as medium-risk areas and under lockdown. More than 10 million residents of Wuhan had to undergo three nucleic acid tests starting last Friday.

Some experts said that the pandemic situation in Qingdao, Shandong Province may have super spread in schools. Since March 1, locally confirmed cases have been found in Huangdao District and Laixi City of Qingdao City in Shandong Province, and all were identified as the Omicron variant.

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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.
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