People line up for coronavirus tests outside a hospital in Shanghai. Photo: AP
People line up for coronavirus tests outside a hospital in Shanghai. Photo: AP

China’s zero-Covid policy tested as Shanghai’s worst outbreak traced to quarantine hotel

  • Shanghai, once a model city in China’s Covid-19 fightback, is tackling its biggest outbreak of the pandemic
  • Quarantine or isolation offer no guarantee of remaining Covid-free, notes Hong Kong-based virologist

People line up for coronavirus tests outside a hospital in Shanghai. Photo: AP
People line up for coronavirus tests outside a hospital in Shanghai. Photo: AP
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