Local authorities spent billions on testing to keep out the coronavirus. Photo: Handout
Local authorities spent billions on testing to keep out the coronavirus. Photo: Handout
Josephine Ma
Opinion

Opinion

Josephine Ma

How zero-Covid was a costly lesson for China’s local governments

  • Authorities throughout the country spent billions on keeping the coronavirus at bay
  • The effort has left them with a legion of temporary hospitals and testing booths – and the question of what to do with them

Local authorities spent billions on testing to keep out the coronavirus. Photo: Handout
Local authorities spent billions on testing to keep out the coronavirus. Photo: Handout
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