Next China: Testing Covid Zero
Health workers administer Covid-19 test outside a building placed under lockdown in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.
Photographer: Louise Delmotte/BloombergIt’s been a trying week for those clinging to the idea that Covid-19 can be stamped out.
Take Hong Kong, which had kept the virus away from its general population for months through its notorious quarantine requirements. After successfully avoiding a single Delta variant outbreak, the city has now seen Omicron break through its defenses.