The extreme measures are causing food shortages and disruptions in medical treatment.
The southern city of Shenzhen was
, and the entire province of Jilin in China's northeast remains in lockdown since mid-March as it battles an outbreak.and other disruptions during the lockdown.China's zero-COVID policy worked well earlier in the pandemic, when there were less transmissible variants and protecting an unvaccinated population was far more imperative.
But China is now in a bind — one that analysts saw coming. In January, U.S. consultancy Eurasia Group"The initial success of China's zero-COVID policy and Xi's personal attachment to it makes it impossible to change course," Eurasia Group analysts wrote. "China's policy will fail to contain infections, leading to larger outbreaks, requiring in turn more severe lockdowns. This will, in turn, lead to greater economic disruptions, more state intervention, and a more dissatisfied population."in the Chinese city of Xi'an earlier this year, with residents struggling to obtain food and necessary medical care.
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