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China May Face Wave of Infections, New Variants After Relaxing COVID Restrictions

China May Face Wave of Infections, New Variants After Relaxing COVID Restrictions
Patients wearing masks are seen at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province on Sept. 3, 2020, during a media visit to the facility organized by local authorities. Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP
Alex Wu
12/10/2022|Updated: 12/12/2022
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COVID-19 infections might be poised to surge in ill-prepared China as the central government eases its draconian “zero-COVID” restrictions, after a UK analytics company forecast millions of deaths in China during the coming winter from the policy change.

The ruling communist regime in China abruptly relaxed some of its COVID social controls on Dec. 7, amid unprecedented mass protests against the policy and a slumping economy.

Alex Wu
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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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