China to stick with zero-Covid strategy as it battles multiple outbreaks


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A resident undergoing a nucleic acid test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Nanjing in China's eastern Jiangsu province, March 16, 2022. © AFP, STR Text by: NEWS WIRES 2 min Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday the country would "stick with" its zero-Covid strategy, state TV reported, as the world's most populous nation battles its largest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic. The country where the virus emerged in late 2019 has largely kept subsequent outbreaks under control thanks to a combination of strict border controls, lengthy quarantines and targeted lockdowns, and has not reported any coronavirus-related...