 | | Not long after protests spread across cities in China, the government announced a sharp pivot away from President Xi Jinping's signature zero-COVID policy. The country has stopped reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and has unwound a mobile itinerary tracking system as it rushed to calm the bursts of public anger.
But now China is grappling with coronavirus outbreaks, sending local governments scrambling to secure more health care capacity and in some places limit the sales of anti-inflammatory drugs. Households, meanwhile, are struggling to buy essential goods online.
Concerns are growing as businesses in China could also be affected by the spread of the virus.
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