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“Zero-Covid” policy in China: “A real logistics problem that angers the population”

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Agents disinfect trash cans in Shanghai, Thursday, April 21, 2022. AP - Nico de Rouge

By: Charlotte Derouin

Faced with the outbreak of the epidemic in China, the authorities are stubborn in pursuing the “zero Covid” policy which has made the Asian giant lose “much of its appeal” for many European companies, according to a study published on Thursday. .

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The world's second-largest economy is working to eliminate any outbreak of coronavirus as soon as it emerges through targeted lockdowns and mass testing, but the highly contagious Omicron variant complicates that strategy.

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