As more of the world ditches restrictive coronavirus restrictions and learns to live with the virus, China – the country where the virus originated and spread from – has doubled down on its Draconian "zero-COVID" policy as it hosts the Olympics, a tactic that critics say is more about the Chinese Communist Party exercising total control over its people than about preventing infections.
China has said that, to host a successful Winter Olympics with as few virus outbreaks as possible, more than 50,000 workers reported to what Beijing refers to as a "closed loop" several weeks ahead of the competition so they could quarantine and prepare.
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Marisa Herman ✉
Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.