Shanghai reaffirms 'zero-COVID'; WHO says not sustainable


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BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai reaffirmed China’s strict “zero-COVID” approach to pandemic control Wednesday, a day after the head of the World Health Organization said that was not sustainable and urged China to change strategies. While China’s largest city has seen progress in controlling the COVID-19 outbreak, any relaxation in prevention and control measures could allow it to rebound, deputy director of Shanghai’s Center for Disease Control Wu Huanyu told reporters. “At the same time, now is also the most difficult and critical moment for our city to achieve zero-COVID," Wu said at a daily briefing. “Should we relax our vigilance,...