The easing of containment measures announced today is aimed at reducing the economic cost of the zero-COVID policy, not moving away from it. But it risks making it harder for local governments to keep the virus at bay. If the current virus wave continues to grow, officials will face a difficult choice between a return to stricter measures or a disorderly exit from the zero-COVID policy.
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