China loosens covid restrictions as public anger simmers

5 min read . Updated: 04 Dec 2022, 06:59 PM IST CHUN HAN WONG, The Wall Street Journal

Local authorities are dismantling some pandemic control measures even as the number of new infections remains elevated

Local authorities across China are paring back some of their strictest Covid-19 control measures, just days after public anger spilled over into rare protests against a zero-tolerance approach that has kept the country largely isolated for three years.

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