Alarm In Beijing After Officials Announced That The Strict Zero-Covid Policy Could Be In Place For The Next Five Years

A COVID testing site in Beijing  

The Guardian: Alarm in Beijing after announcement zero-Covid policy may last five years 

Communist party official posts notice saying mass mandatory testing and travel curbs will continue Authorities in Beijing have sparked confusion and alarm after announcing the strict zero-Covid policy could be in place for the next five years, including mass mandatory testing and travel restrictions. 

The notice, published on Monday afternoon, was attributed to Cai Qi, the Beijing secretary of the Chinese Communist party. 

The original text said: “In the next five years, Beijing will unremittingly grasp the normalisation of epidemic prevention and control.”  

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Update #1: Quote from Beijing official on '5 years' of COVID-19 restrictions causes stir (UPI) 

Update #2: Beijing chief says city to 'maintain zero-COVID policy for next five years' - before time reference removed (SKY News)  

WNU Editor: The Chinese internet censors have been busy .... Chinese censors scrub internet after senior party official gives speech on timeline of zero-Covid in Beijing (CNN).