Delta variant challenges China's costly lockdown strategy
People wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 ride on a bus during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. The coronavirus's delta variant is challenging China's costly strategy of imposing near-total isolation on any budding hotspots, prompting warnings from health experts that Chinese leaders who were confident they could keep the virus at bay need a less disruptive approach. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
By JOE McDONALD and HUIZHONG WU
Associated Press
BEIJING — The delta variant is challenging China’s costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings that Chinese leaders who were confident they could keep the coronavirus out of the country need a less disruptive approach....
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