China's Zero-Covid policy 'fails miserably' in curbing infection, hits global trade- In pics
The financial capital of China and a city of more than 26 million residents, Shanghai has been in lockdown for the last many weeks due to China`s worst outbreak of Covid since the beginning of the pandemic in 2019 in Wuhan province, as per ANI.
Despite following a `Zero Covid Policy`, Covid cases continue to rise in China leading to loss of livelihoods, extended lockdowns, huge economic losses and ascending levels of anxiety among the citizens of the country, as per ANI.
Massive failure in handling Covid-19 situation
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China separates Covid positive children from their parents
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Crippling supply chain
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Across China, cities are locking down their residents, supply lines are rupturing, and officials are scrambling to secure the movement of basic goods, with its largest-ever recorded outbreak of COVID-19 threatening to spiral into a national crisis of the government`s own making. (Image credit: Reuters)
Massive lockdowns affecting global trade
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Covid-19 Situation worsening in Shanghai
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