Officials have made clear that they are sticking with the zero-COVID policy for now. There are some signs that they are becoming more serious about removing the main roadblocks to reopening – insufficient healthcare capacity and a low elderly vaccination rate. But addressing these will take time and we therefore still doubt that China will abandon zero-COVID as soon as many hope.
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