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Is China making children wear spacesuits to protect them from Covid-19?

A cute video of Chinese kids waddling around in astronaut costumes caused a stir online... Some people claimed China is forcing schoolchildren to wear the spacesuits to protect them against Covid. But is that really what’s happening here? © Observers

A cute video of children waddling around in astronaut costumes has caused a stir online, with some people claiming that it shows how China is forcing schoolchildren to wear spacesuits to school as part of their latest raft of Covid-19 restrictions. But the video has been taken out of its context - the Observers Truth or Fake team will show you how to find out where it comes from.

This video has mostly been shared online with captions and comments in English – but it’s drawn comments and shocked responses from people the world over, in Italian, Spanish and French. Many of the people sharing the video say how cruel it is for the children and how the pandemic and related restrictions like this will end up having an impact on children’s mental health.

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