A bus transporting residents from Guiyang to a quarantine centre crashed on Sunday, killing 27 and injuring 20. Netizens mourned the loss of life caused by China’s strict Covid control measures. Photo: Weibo

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Bus crash that killed 27 on way to quarantine underscores dangers of China’s extreme zero-Covid measures

While other countries shed pandemic policies, such as contact tracing and forced isolation, China is moving to institutionalise its extreme measures

There are clear signs that Beijing’s tough zero-Covid approach is no longer justifiable

Josephine Ma

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Published: 7:44pm, 20 Sep, 2022

Updated: 8:00pm, 20 Sep, 2022

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Bus crash that killed 27 on way to quarantine underscores dangers of China’s extreme zero-Covid measures

While other countries shed pandemic policies, such as contact tracing and forced isolation, China is moving to institutionalise its extreme measures There are clear signs that Beijing’s tough zero-Covid approach is no longer justifiable

While other countries shed pandemic policies, such as contact tracing and forced isolation, China is moving to institutionalise its extreme measures

There are clear signs that Beijing’s tough zero-Covid approach is no longer justifiable