China defends zero-Covid strategy, says speed vital to stopping spread

China’s health minister has defended the country’s zero-Covid strategy, saying that a swift reaction to outbreaks was vital in stopping the spread of more transmittable variants.The authorities would “stand steadfastly” by the zero-tolerance stance on coronavirus infections after it was shown to cut the time needed to contain outbreaks from about a month to two weeks, National Health Commission (NHC) director Ma Xiaowei told state news agency Xinhua.The commission on Thursday reported 53 new…

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