China censors zero-Covid debate after WHO criticises policy | News24

Will our government listen to the WHO director general’s recommendations? Virus controls are causing mounting anger and frustration, especially in Shanghai where residents have raged against seemingly endless lockdowns, spartan quarantine facilities and heavy-handed enforcement. The city has witnessed repeated protests and violent scuffles with police, rare images which have pinballed across social media before censors can catch up. The ruling Communist Party says its virus strategy places life before material concerns and has averted the public health crises seen in other nations. Abandoning zero-Covid and allowing Omicron to rip across the country could result in 1.6 million deaths, according…