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Coronavirus

Null-Covid Strategie Shanghai - Kosten
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Zero Covid burdens domestic trade and logistics

Experts try to predict the economic costs of the lockdown in China. Affected municipalities have to bear high costs and suffer from production cutbacks. Zero Covid is also a logistical nightmare. And problems in the transport sector further exacerbate the situation.

By Christiane Kuehl

Peking Corona Massentests
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Omicron wave rolls: Beijing fears 'grim' times

Mass tests, panic buying, first residential blocks on lockdown. It seems that the Omicron variant has reached the Chinese capital. Even the authorities are warning of "grim times" for China's capital. The situation threatens to spiral out of control – and could also become a threat to President Xi Jinping.

By Michael Radunski