Everything you need to know about China's Covid protests — and what might happen next
The chance Goldman Sachs gives of China reopening before the second quarter of 2023The number of people who could need intensive care treatment if Covid Zero policies are droppedAs Covid cases continue to rise with colder weather and more transmissible variants, people appear unwilling to submit to more and more punishing curbs to stamp out its spread.
With vaccination rates lagging those in other countries and the exclusive use of less effective domestically-produced shots, Bloomberg analysts calculated that dropping all restrictions would see the virus spread like wildfire, potentially putting 5.8 million people in intensive care. There will also be a political cost to Xi's strongman rule if he backs down in the face of public protest.
All eyes are now are on how the government quells public anger, how brutal they might be, and whether the incidents can catalyze a real change in the Covid Zero policy — or if the country sticks to a stance that's become Communist Party ideology. With his position as China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong firmly entrenched, Xi is facing his biggest test yet.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
COVID-19: Clinics aim to help long-COVID patients get through their dayWith no cure in sight, patients need help managing exhaustion, breathlessness and brain fog.
Read more »
More anti-COVID protests in China triggered by deadly fireProtests against China's restrictive COVID-19 measures appeared to roil in a number of cities Saturday night, in displays of public defiance fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region.
Read more »
More anti-COVID protests in China triggered by deadly fireProtests against China's restrictive COVID-19 measures appeared to roil in a number of cities Saturday night, in displays of public defiance fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region.
Read more »
Shanghai hit by COVID-19 protests as anger spreads across China after deadly high-rise fireVigil in Shanghai for residents of a high-rise fire in the Xinjiang region turned into a protest
Read more »
'UNLOCK XINJIANG': More anti-COVID protests in China triggered by deadly fireProtests against China\u0027s restrictive COVID measures appeared to roil in a number of cities Saturday night.
Read more »