Feeling economic strain, China explores tweaks to ‘Zero COVID’

China is making tweaks to its strict "dynamic Zero COVID" strategy to minimise damage to the economy [File: China Daily via Reuters]

China’s biggest lockdown since the pandemic began is testing Beijing’s pledge to minimise the economic fallout of its strict “dynamic Zero COVID” strategy.

Shanghai, China’s biggest city and financial capital, will be locked down in two phases over nine days, as authorities seek to lessen the economic disruption of its zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19.