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China faces fresh Covid catastrophe. Musk video exaggerated Tesla capabilities. Bunk beds are coming to passenger jets. Here’s what you need to know today.

The sudden dismantling of China’s Covid Zero restrictions means hundreds of millions of people are heading home for the Lunar New Year for the first time since 2019. The mass migration risks spreading the virus to every corner of the country — exposing loved ones living in rural areas that have managed to evade it so far. That could spark a Covid catastrophe, even as the country’s virus czar says infections have fallen to a “relatively low” level. As if Covid weren’t enough, Xi Jinping now finds himself facing a new threat — protesters emboldened to speak out after wins on removing pandemic restrictions and reversing firework bans.