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Study warns China of ‘colossal outbreak’ of COVID-19 if it opens up

China is expected to continue its much-criticised Zero Covid policy, shutting the country to most of the world as a new study has warned of a “colossal outbreak” with over 6.30 lakh patients per day if it opens up.

According to a report by the Peking University mathematicians, China could face more than 630,000 coronavirus infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance approach and followed other countries by lifting travel bans.