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China to press on with 'zero Covid', despite economic risks, Xi Jinping says

A staff member holds a sign reminding visitors to maintain social distance at the Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai on Thursday, as the Shanghai Disneyland theme park prepares to reopen after being shut for the coronavirus disease outbreak. (Reuters photo)

HONG KONG: Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed the country's zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19 even though "it might hurt the economy".

On a visit on Wednesday to Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected, Xi said China could not afford to pursue herd immunity or "lie flat" - a reference to living with the virus.

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