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People embrace at the international arrivals gate at Beijing Capital International Airport after China lifted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine requirement for inbound travellers in Beijing, China January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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'Life is moving forward': China declares new Covid phase

FILE PHOTO: A worker in a protective suit removes a cone in front of a hearse outside funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano/File Photo
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Beijing, Shanghai residents back to work as China eases into living with Covid

People line up next to a medical worker in a protective suit, at a fever clinic of a hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Josh Arslan
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China lacked a 'zero Covid' exit plan. Its people are paying the price

Pandemic prevention workers in protective suits prepare to enter an apartment compound that was placed under lockdown as the outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China, November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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In Covid U-turn, China's message to the people shifts from war to self-care

Pandemic prevention workers in protective suits spray disinfectant in a residential compound that was placed under lockdown as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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'Tough times': Warnings sound over China's rapid 'zero-Covid' exit

People walk in Lujiazui financial district during sunset in Pudong, Shanghai, China July 13, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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China’s zero-Covid rules spark social media storm as article recalls 'isolationist' Ming, Qing era