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Online outcry after China fails to announce easing of Covid-19 controls
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A healthcare worker collects a swab sample for Covid-19 from a resident in Shanghai on Nov. 6, 2022.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
BEIJING – Angry netizens sent China’s censors into overdrive erasing an outpouring of criticism, after week-long speculation that officials would announce the relaxing of Covid-19 measures on Saturday proved unfounded.
Throughout the week, multiple news reports about a regular press update by the Covid-19 joint response team had spawned fervid discussions on messaging forums.
