Business Insider USDr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the WHO, said that the issue of China's"zero Covid" policy had been discussed with Chinese experts.China's"zero Covid" policy is not sustainable, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.China's approach has been ineffective in stopping the spread of the Omicron variant.
"We have discussed... this issue with Chinese experts and we indicated that the approach will not be sustainable. And considering the behaviour of the virus, I think a shift would be very important," Dr Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusDr Mike Ryan, the WHO's executive director, added that authorities should constantly adjust their measures in combating Covid but should also always show"due respect to individual and human rights.
"We need to balance the control measures against the impact on society, the impact they have on the economy, and that's not always an easy calibration," he added. China's"dynamic zero Covid" strategy had largely worked at the start of the pandemic, with citizens enjoying aHowever, recent attempts to stamp out the coronavirus have proven ineffective due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant — andThe 26 million residents of Shanghai, a major financial hub, have been experiencing various degrees of lockdown since late March — with no end in sight.
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