Chinese leader Xi Jinping called on local officials to make any effort to save lives, his first public comments on the pandemic since China abruptly abandoned its stringent zero-Covid strategy in early December
Move comes as patients overwhelm Beijing hospitals and Xi Jinping says country facing ‘new circumstances and a new mission’
Covid-19 cases in China have surged after authorities scrapped most of its restrictions, prompting residents to self-isolate and stockpile medication. WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng reports from Beijing on the risks that come with the country’s rapid reopening.
Meanwhile, Chinese leader Xi Jinping called on local officials to make any effort to save lives, his first public comments on the pandemic since China abruptly
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