The 25 million residents of shanghai are locked in their homes. Don winland is the economist's china business and finance editor. He says it looks like some kind of military operation to manage the outbreak. Some people are being taken hundreds of kilometers away, he adds.
China’s zero-covid policy is being
stretched to breaking point as the virus makes its way through the city. Supplies are low, residents are angry and there is no end in sight. The debate about air conditioning in America’s
sweltering prisons will only heat up further. And how a dispute about time from exactly a century ago remains timely today. Additional audio provided courtesy of Matthew Florianz. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of
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