China’s overzealous covid testing is creating new billionaires while punishing the poor
China,Coronavirus,Inequality,Billionaires,Coronavirus Testing
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The most stringent of covid-19 lockdown restrictions may have ended for Shanghai, but the city’s 25 million residents are still finding it difficult to go about their daily lives. City authorities are now requiring residents to provide a negative covid-19 PCR test taken within 48 hours to access public spaces, a policy that is expected to roll out nationwide.
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