Hearses Queue at Beijing Crematorium, Even as China Reports No New COVID Deaths

December 22, 2022

(Reuters) – Dozens of hearses queued outside a Beijing crematorium on Wednesday, even as China reported no new COVID-19 deaths in its growing outbreak, sparking criticism of its virus accounting as the capital braces for a surge of cases. After widespread protests, the country of 1.4 billion people this month began dismantling its unpopular “zero-COVID” lockdown and testing regime, which largely kept the virus under control for three years though at great economic and psychological cost. (Read More)