'No variants seen after China ended zero-Covid'

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 09, 2023 2:00 am

PARIS: No new coronavirus variants emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-Covid policy late last year, a new study revealed on Wednesday.

The East Asian country saw an explosion of infections after it started lifting its strict Covid-19 pandemic measures in early December, sparking fears that the world's most populous nation could become a fertile breeding ground for new, more transmissible or severe strains.

LIGHT AND SHADE People visit the Yu Garden during the Lantern Festival, which marks the end of Lunar New Year celebrations, in Shanghai, eastern China on Feb. 5, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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