Fatal Bus Crash Underscores Costs of China’s Covid Measures

September 20, 2022

(Wall Street Journal) – A fatal bus crash in southwestern China that killed 27 people being transferred to a quarantine facility has reignited public anger about the toll of strict anti-Covid measures meant to protect the Chinese public. The bus overturned on a highway in the early hours Sunday in the southwestern province of Guizhou while carrying passengers to a quarantine facility, state-backed media outlets including the Beijing News reported. The accident killed 27 people and injured 20 others, according to local police. A social-media account managed by China’s Ministry of Transport said the accident occurred around 2:40 a.m. before the post was deleted. (Read More)