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"A piece of tofu expires in five days, while you expire in three"; so goes one of the most popular jokes currently doing the rounds in mainland China. The joke refers to the three-day validity period of a person's negative Covid-19 test result; essential for people who want to use public transport or enter public spaces in major cities across the country. Without proof of a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, a person is regarded as functionally dead, socially speaking, as those without proof of a negative test are banned from the metro, buses, taxis, office buildings, shopping malls,...
