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China's Covid gamble

How is China coping with the abrupt end to its "zero-Covid" policy?

A month after the Chinese government announced an abrupt end to its “zero-Covid” policy, lifting virtually all the restrictions its citizens had been living under for three years, the country is now experiencing a huge wave of infections. With Chinese New Year approaching, can the country’s already stretched health system cope? And what will the coming weeks hold for the Chinese people?

Guest: Didi Tang, Beijing Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: ĢƵ News, Global National, CBS News, 9 News Australia, CNA, Reuters, NBC News.

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30 minutes