Nov 07, 2022 08:22 PM

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Beijing Shames Local Authorities for ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Covid Policies

By Zhao Jinzhao and Kelly Wang

On November 6, epidemic prevention personnel carried out environmental disinfection and sterilization in Zhengzhou Foxconn Park. Photo: VCG

On November 6, epidemic prevention personnel carried out environmental disinfection and sterilization in Zhengzhou Foxconn Park. Photo: VCG

After China’s top health authority named and shamed cities for imposing “one-size-fits-all” Covid control policies on Saturday, several have vowed to change their ways.

Officials in Henan province capital Zhengzhou, which was one of the cities named by the National Health Commission (NHC), apologized for their excessive measures and said they would “resolutely” rectify and punish “cookie-cutter” and unnecessary epidemic prevention practices.

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