A woman wearing a face mask carries a child as they walk at a public park in Beijing on June 1, 2023. China reported Thursday, July 6, 2023, that 239 people died from Covid-19 in June in a significant uptick months after it lifted most containment measures.BEIJING—China reported Thursday that 239 people died from Covid-19 in June in a significant uptick months after it lifted most containment measures.
China started employing a “zero-Covid” containment strategy in early 2020 and credits the strict lockdowns, quarantines, border closures and compulsory mass testing with significantly saving lives. Chinese health officials didn’t say whether they expect the trend to continue or if they would recommend for preventative measures to be restored.
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