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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Verna Yu and agencies

Excitement and apprehension as China loosens zero-Covid measures

Travellers walk out of Xining station
Travel bookings have surged in China after the lifting of some zero-Covid restrictions on Wednesday. Photograph: China News Service/Getty Images

China’s scaling back of its zero-Covid regime has left its population reeling. Some are embracing their new freedoms, while others are struggling to overcome their fears of being infected after three years of tough restrictions.

Frustration at protracted lockdowns and mass testing boiled over in late November into widespread protests, the biggest show of public discontent in decades.

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