News Snapshot:
During much of the pandemic, a cluster of locations in Asia-Pacific reduced infections to zero, becoming virus-free havens in a world ravaged by the pathogen. Today, with the rise of the delta variant and the proliferation of vaccines, only one remains behind this goal of eliminating COVID-19: China. As New Zealand prepares to move away from the zero tolerance strategy, China’s isolation is complete, raising the stakes over how long it can stick to a manual that requires closed borders, sudden blockages and repeated disruptions of social and economic activity. One by one, ‘COVID-zero’ places like Singapore and Australia decided...
