China’s zero-COVID policy under strain

China’s zero-COVID-19 policy is being severely tested by omicron as the country battles its highest numbers of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Rebecca Kanthor in Shanghai, who is in lockdown with her family.

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