China's adherence to a zero-Covid strategy leaves firms and workers at risk of snap lockdowns.BEIJING - China is the last major economy welded to a zero-Covid strategy -- putting firms and workers at risk of snap lockdowns, freezing activity in the services sector and tangling supply chains crucial for factories to sell their goods.
She worked in a management role in the hospitality industry in 2020 when the coronavirus brought nearly all travel to a halt as governments imposed social distancing and movement restrictions. Months of unpredictable Covid restrictions -- including snap lockdowns and severe travel curbs -- have hit dozens of cities from business hub Shanghai to the northern breadbasket province of Jilin.
Months of unpredictable Covid restrictions -- including snap lockdowns and severe travel curbs -- have hit dozens of citiesIn 2020, as the virus raged in China, she was let go by a cruise line operator over fears tied to her nationality, she said.
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