Beijing has hit ‘temporary herd immunity’


Beijing: Beijing has reached “temporary herd immunity” and its Covid-19 outbreak is nearing an end, a city health official said, in another sign China’s unprecedented virus wave is waning.

A torrent of cases has cascaded through the world’s most populous nation since the ruling Communist Party abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.

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