Even a Diehard Covid Test Advocate Says China Is Going Too Far


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(Bloomberg) -- Michael Mina has long pushed for widespread testing as a way to stop Covid-19 outbreaks in their tracks. But what China is doing, he says, is going too far. Wedded to a pandemic strategy that still seeks to eliminate every coronavirus case, the world’s second-most populous country is rolling out a vast network of testing booths in urban areas so that millions of people are within a 15-minute walk of getting swabbed at all times. Cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hangzhou are requiring tests as often as every 48 hours to access public transit, entertainment venues --...