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Ill news, spreads apace: covid in China

The Intelligence from The Economist

Xi Jinping's Zero-Covid Strategy Was Decimating the Economy

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Xi Jinping seems to be concentrating more on foreign affairs than the domestic situation. Young and middle aged people, a lot of people have already been infected and recovered. Rural areas with weaker medical systems are going to be hit harder. Modeling by the eclomist suggests that in the worst case scenario, one and a half million people could die from this virus if the medical system collapses under the pressure of infections.

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