Xi Says China Must Stick to Covid Zero Even as Costs Mount
- Nation can’t afford to ease up on ‘control work,’ leader says
- Measures have caused public outrage, hurt China’s economy
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Chinese President Xi Jinping says his government will stick to its zero-tolerance approach to Covid even as public anger simmers in Shanghai and economic costs mount.
“Prevention and control work cannot be relaxed,” Xi said during a trip to the island province of Hainan, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Wednesday, the same day the financial hub saw a record 27,719 new cases.