China is battling unprecedented waves of Covid-19 infections after pivoting from its long-standing zero-Covid policy towards living with the virus. Photo: AP
China is battling unprecedented waves of Covid-19 infections after pivoting from its long-standing zero-Covid policy towards living with the virus. Photo: AP
Coronavirus China
China /  Science

Not long now before Covid is endemic in China – just like the rest of the world, expert says

  • The coronavirus is likely to become a seasonal presence in the country, Zhang Wenhong tells forum in Shanghai
  • Community hospitals need to stock up on antivirals during transition, he says

Xinlu Liang
Xinlu Liang

Updated: 9:06pm, 8 Jan, 2023

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China is battling unprecedented waves of Covid-19 infections after pivoting from its long-standing zero-Covid policy towards living with the virus. Photo: AP
China is battling unprecedented waves of Covid-19 infections after pivoting from its long-standing zero-Covid policy towards living with the virus. Photo: AP
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