HTLS 2021: Economist Lawrence Summers on 'Chinese approach' to tackle Covid-19


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Lawrence H Summers, former Director of White House National Economic Council, was on Wednesday critical of China’s approach to check the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).Full Coverage: HTLS 2021Speaking to Mint editor Sruthijith KK on Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS), Summers said, “Chinese approach of shutting down the country upon discovery of small number of cases maybe setting the state for a very difficult situation.”“This is because the reservoir of immunity in China behind the near-zero level of cases, rather weak Chinese vaccines and the reluctance to import international vaccines is creating a situation from which exit will be...