The Chinese population has low immunity against COVID, making it vulnerable to high levels of transmission.
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Protests in China, while not super rare, tend to be highly localised. But these anti-lockdown protests have triggered a more national response.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has effectively become “leader for life” at this weekend’s congress. But his strict COVID zero policy may bring economic turmoil.
In the first two years of the pandemic, Australia’s COVID elimination strategy was among the most effective in the world. Now we rank second in the world for the most cases per capita.
The rules dividing states and territories are likely to remain in the short term. But as time goes on and vaccination rates increase, many may stop trying to reach COVID-zero too.
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.Director, La Trobe University
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