China maintains ‘zero-COVID’ policy as world tries to move on
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A woman wearing a face mask sends a child to a primary school in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 7. China has stuck to its hard-line "zero-COVID" policy of compulsory testing, lockdowns, quarantines and masking despite advice from the World Health Organization and moves by most other countries to open up again since the virus was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Students wearing face masks are accompanied by their relatives as they head to a primary school in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man wearing a face mask stands in a beam of sunlight outside of a barbecue restaurant in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A security guard wearing mask directs traffic near art decor in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People wearing face masks use their smartphones to scan health check QR codes before entering a hall during China Fashion Week in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Models wait at backstage during a rehearsal for the China Fashion Week in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Workers wearing masks pull barriers past art work depicting active youths in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman wearing a face mask walks along a street in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman wearing a mask takes shelter from the sun in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Commuters wearing face masks walk along a street in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Commuters wearing face masks wait in line at a take-out food shop in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman wearing mask passes by mannequin heads wearing masks in a hat shop in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 9.