Chinese public displays mixed emotions on sudden ending of Covid Zero

The restrictions became too much for many in China to bear in late November, when protests erupted in dozens of cities - the most widespread unrest the Asian nation has seen in decades

China’s public has mixed emotions about Covid Zero coming to a sudden end, with some people expressing relief and planning their first trips abroad in three years while others worry about the spread of infections.

“We have lost far too much in these few years with the pandemic,” one person wrote on the Twitter-like Weibo, where the government’s plan to stop subjecting inbound travelers to quarantine from Jan. 8 was the top trending topic on Tuesday.

“Wish everyone a speedy recovery, and hope that we can all breathe freely and go to anywhere we want freely,” the person added.

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