As borders reopen, Asia’s ‘zero-Covid’ economies need to start puzzling it out

The pandemic has split the world into two camps. One camp – represented by mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand – is pursuing a policy of Covid-19 eradication. This is their definition of success: zero or close to zero cases. The other camp – made up of most other countries – is trying to manage the pandemic: balancing economic and social demands against health necessities. For this camp, there is an acceptance that they will not be able to eradicate the virus though…

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