China's Xi backs zero-COVID policy as Shanghai expands mass testing
SHANGHAI: President Xi Jinping said China must stick "unswervingly" to its zero-COVID strategy, as more than half of Shanghai's 25 million lockdown-weary residents gird on Friday (Jun 10) for a weekend virus testing drive.
China is the last major economy still pursuing a policy of stamping out all outbreaks, wielding snap lockdowns, mass testing and mandatory quarantines.