Nearly three years into the pandemic, while the rest of the world has largely reopened, Beijing has mostly kept the country's borders closed and discouraged domestic travel under its strict 'zero-COVID' policy, despite the impact on normal life, the economy and rising public anger.
With a population of 1.4 billion, China has officially reported just 286,197 cases since coronavirus was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 - a figure that differs significantly from other official estimates.
Unlike in other countries, the deaths of patients who had COVID-19 symptoms were often attributed to underlying conditions such as diabetes or heart disease, leading to undercounting. There has been mounting public anger of the"zero COVID" approach, heightened after a four-month-old girl died while in quarantine at a hotel in Zhengzhou when her father's attempts to seek medical help for his sick baby daughter were refused.Clashes between authorities and residents frustrated with restrictions have been reported in numerous cities despite tight controls on information.
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