Oxford Economics only expects an exit from China zero-COVID in the second half of 2023

Reuters with this snippet from Oxford Economics:

• it only expects an exit from zero-COVID in the second half of 2023
• "From an epidemiological and political perspective, we do not think the country is ready yet to open up,"

There is more at the Reuters report, this on the step back from easing restrictions we've seen in the p[ast couple of weeks:

• Several Chinese cities began cutting routine community COVID-19 Covid-19 Covid-19 or the novel Coronavirus is a pandemic that has yielded wide ranging economic turmoil and volatility across financial markets in 2020. The first cases of Covid-19 were reported in Wuhan, China in late 2019. Since then, the virus has expanded globally, infecting millions worldwide. The virus has been extremely controversial, namely in the United States, which became heavily politicized during the 2020 presidential election. The Covid-19 pandemic is completely unprecedented in modern ti Covid-19 or the novel Coronavirus is a pandemic that has yielded wide ranging economic turmoil and volatility across financial markets in 2020. The first cases of Covid-19 were reported in Wuhan, China in late 2019. Since then, the virus has expanded globally, infecting millions worldwide. The virus has been extremely controversial, namely in the United States, which became heavily politicized during the 2020 presidential election. The Covid-19 pandemic is completely unprecedented in modern ti Read this Term testing last week.
• But late on Sunday, Shijiazhuang announced it would conduct mass testing in six of its eight districts over the next five days after new daily local cases hit 641.
• "They lasted a week," said one popular comment on Weibo on Shijiazhuang's curbs, which was among the most viewed topics on the social media platform.

Link to Reuters here for more.

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Earlier posts today after the bad news weekend:

• China's miracle run has ended. Officials have reported the 1st COVID death in 6 months.

• China COVID update - a district in Guangzhou has imposed a 5-day lockdown

• Beijing's most populous district urges residents to stay at home - COVID outbreak