China hits zero Covid-19 cases with a month of draconian curbs


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The China model shows what it takes to get Covid-19 under control, and raises questions about whether other nations would be willing — or able — to follow the same draconian steps. BEIJING (Aug 23): It has been just over a month, and China has once again squelched Covid-19, bringing its local cases down to zero. It was more difficult this time, even though the leaders of the world’s most populous nation used the same playbook they followed to quell more than 30 previous flare-ups. The arrival of the more infectious Delta variant has raised the stakes, as the pathogen...