High school students get tested as they prepare to take the annual gaokao college entrance exams in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Monday. Photo: AFP
High school students get tested as they prepare to take the annual gaokao college entrance exams in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Monday. Photo: AFP

Chinese academic warns there are legal risks to normalising Covid-19 testing

  • In opinion piece, Zhao Hong, a law professor, also points to financial and labour costs and inadequate transparency and supervision
  • She says penalties announced by local authorities for not complying with testing orders are not supported by Chinese laws

High school students get tested as they prepare to take the annual gaokao college entrance exams in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Monday. Photo: AFP
High school students get tested as they prepare to take the annual gaokao college entrance exams in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Monday. Photo: AFP
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