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epa10375443 A man wearing protective gear sits at the Shanghai Railway Station, in Shanghai, China, 21 December 2022. According to the National Health Commission report on 21 December, China reported 3,049 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases. After easing domestic Covid-19 restrictions, Guangzhou and Chengdu made further adjustments to international passenger's quarantine policy. On 20 December, Chengdu implemented a 2+3 quarantine policy where passengers must stay 2 days in centralised quarantine and 3 days at home.  EPA-EFE/ALEX PLAVEVSKI
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'Everyone is sick here'

From zero-Covid to full-Covid: The steep Omicron wave brings public and economic life to a grinding halt. The previously flawless testing system is being sabotaged by the authorities themselves. Some foreigners have problems leaving the country.

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Epidemic with fatal consequences

China has portrayed the spread of Covid in Western countries as a symptom of a failed system. Now the country faces a high, sharp wave that was elsewhere avoided with contact restrictions, vaccination, and a bit of luck.

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221217 -- SHENYANG, Dec. 17, 2022 -- A pregnant woman is seen at a fever clinic at Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China s Liaoning Province, Dec. 15, 2022. China is continuing its optimization of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures as it shifts the focus of its response strategy from curbing new infections to preventing and treating severe cases. The fever clinic of the hospital is trying its best to ensure the treatment of patients with acute and severe symptoms.  CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-FEVER CLINIC CN YangxQing PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
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Model predicts nearly one million Covid deaths

While crematoria are at capacity, state media remain silent on death tolls – and in some cases lie. A model from the University of Hong Kong predicts a high number of deaths this winter.

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Zero Covid ends: German companies begin to hope

German companies had a tough year because of China's harsh Covid policy. The recently announced end of zero-Covid is a sign of relief. But for now, a hard winter awaits.

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China s faltering zero-COVID policy Residents line up for fever outpatient service at a hospital in central Beijing on Dec. 12, 2022, as China faces new challenges after relaxing zero-COVID policy. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY A14AA0001374753P
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Publication of infection numbers discontinued

The government colossus responds to the surge in infection numbers. New fever clinics are to cushion the influx of the sick. Unfortunately, there is little progress on transparency.

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