Reconciling zero-Covid and growth targets is politically challenging for China

Critics question if the nation is balancing concerns about public health and economic well-being effectively

Feeling the heat: a medical worker, wearing a protective suit and sitting with an ice block between the legs, collects a swab from a resident at Covid testing site amid a heatwave warning in Shanghai last week
Feeling the heat: a medical worker, wearing a protective suit and sitting with an ice block between the legs, collects a swab from a resident at Covid testing site amid a heatwave warning in Shanghai last weekPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 19 July 2022, 09:02Updated 20 July 2022, 13:35