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Where now 3 years after Wuhan?

About 10 million residents of Wuhan, where Covid-19 was first reported, endured a 76-day lockdown from January 2020 to contain the virus that causes the disease. Such responses became a key pillar of China’s zero-Covid policy, but another wave of infection hit the city three years later when the authorities pivoted to living with the virus. In a three-part series on the anniversary of the lockdown, the Post looks at why Wuhan residents now have a more critical view of the zero-Covid policy, and more.

Updated: 26 Jan, 2023
Where now 3 years after Wuhan?
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How the residents of Wuhan ended up questioning China’s Covid-control playbook

In recent months, many Wuhan residents who had taken pride in enduring a strict 76-day lockdown in the early days of China’s zero-Covid response became more critical of how the epidemic was being handled.

24 Jan, 2023
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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Will revised Chinese law help prevent diseases jumping from animals to people?

More zoonotic diseases have emerged around the world in recent decades, largely due to increased human-animal contact caused by population growth, land use changes, biodiversity loss, climate change and wildlife trading and consumption.

26 Jan, 2023
Illustration: Henry Wong
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