Low rate of vaccination of elderly and a lack of natural immunity mean country may be in for a bumpy ride
at the company’s factories, and was ammunition for health officials and advisers who wanted to open the country to the world again.
The IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, welcomed the “decisive” steps by Chinese authorities in “recalibrating Covid policies”, and said they could boost the regional international economy. On social media, public information videos showed smiling men and women taking off the face coverings that have been compulsory for years.
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