Beijing Swings From Anger Over Zero-COVID to Coping With Infections

Beijing Swings From Anger Over Zero-COVID to Coping With Infections
People ride on a subway during evening rush hour, after the Chinese regime loosened COVID-19 restrictions, in Beijing on Dec. 9, 2022. Ryan Woo/Reuters
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BEIJING—An expert warned of many thousands of new COVID-19 cases in Beijing on Dec. 11 as anger over China’s previous COVID-19 policies gave way to worry about coping with infection.

The Chinese communist regime dropped most of its strict COVID-19 curbs on Dec. 7 after unprecedented protests against them last month, but cities that were already battling with their most severe outbreaks, such as Beijing, saw a sharp decrease in economic activity after rules such as regular testing were scrapped.