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China censors zero-Covid debate after WHO criticises policy

On Tuesday WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged China to change tack, saying the approach "will not be sustainable" in the face of new fast-spreading variants.

A worker disinfects the queue area of a swab test collection site for Covid-19 coronavirus in Beijing on May 11, 2022. (Photo: AFP/Noel Celis)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision

China's censors scrambled to wipe out online debate over its zero-Covid strategy on Wednesday after the World Health Organisation (WHO) criticised the country's hardline approach to crushing the virus.

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