Unlike other countries, which have accepted they will have to live with the disease to a certain extent, China is following a policy it calls “dynamic zero” – taking dynamic action wherever Covid-19 flares up in order to eradicate it.
China’s government argues that this policy saves lives, because uncontrolled outbreaks would put many vulnerable people at risk, such as the elderly.
Strict lockdowns mean China’s death toll has stayed low ever since the start of the pandemic – the official figure is now just over 5,200.
This reported figure equates to three Covid deaths in every million in China, compared with 3,000 per million in the US and 2,400 per million in the UK.
Source: BBC