China reports two Covid-19 deaths, the first recorded rise in the death toll since January 2021, as the country battles an Omicron-driven surge
Even as authorities lock down cities in China's worst outbreak in two years, they are looking for an exit ramp from what has been a successful but onerous Covid-19 prevention strategy.
The deaths, both in northeastern Jilin province, bring the country's coronavirus death toll to 4,638. China has continued to impose a successful, if burdensome “zero-Covid” strategy since the initial outbreak in Wuhan. The strategy focuses on mass testing and strict lockdowns with residents banned from leaving their homes until all new cases are either found in quarantine or through contact tracing.
With However, China's leader Xi Jinping acknowledged for the first time the burden of the measures on Thursday, saying that China should seek “maximum effect” with “minimum cost” in controlling the virus.
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