Zero's intolerance: Shanghai’s messy lockdown
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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| 1:05.5 | from the economist. In New York, I'm John Fastman. And in London, I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:11.5 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:17.3 | The American Supreme Court said that the Constitution doesn't mandate comfortable prisons. |
| 1:22.9 | But in non-air-conditioned prisons in the American South during the summer, |
| 1:26.5 | the line between uncomfortable and deadly gets pretty thin. |
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| 1:58.9 | But first. While much of the world is opening up from the pandemic, China continues its dynamic zero-COVID strategy, relying on lockdowns to stem outbreaks. |
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