As virus cases surge, can China's zero-Covid strategy hold?

China is among the last remaining devotees to a zero-Covid approach to the pandemic

China, the country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019, is among the last remaining devotees to a zero-Covid approach to the pandemic.

Unlike during softer lockdowns elsewhere, people in China can be banned from leaving their building or forced to remain inside a hotel room if they are considered high-risk contacts.