A health worker takes a swab sample from a child to be tested for Covid-19 in a compound under lockdown in the Pudong district of Shanghai on May 13, 2022. Photo: AFP
A health worker takes a swab sample from a child to be tested for Covid-19 in a compound under lockdown in the Pudong district of Shanghai on May 13, 2022. Photo: AFP
Zhou Xin
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Zhou Xin

China’s ‘new normal’ of daily Covid-19 tests risks looking increasingly abnormal as rest of world moves on

  • In many Chinese cities, residents must have a negative Covid-19 test within two or three days of entering a public venue, disrupting many elements of daily life
  • Authorities say the policy is necessary for China, but it risks eroding healthcare funds while the rest of the world moves on from lockdowns

Zhou Xin
Zhou Xin

Updated: 7:03am, 24 May, 2022

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A health worker takes a swab sample from a child to be tested for Covid-19 in a compound under lockdown in the Pudong district of Shanghai on May 13, 2022. Photo: AFP
A health worker takes a swab sample from a child to be tested for Covid-19 in a compound under lockdown in the Pudong district of Shanghai on May 13, 2022. Photo: AFP
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