Chinese universities criticised over continuing Covid controls

Academic emphasises need for transparency as institutions forced into U-turns on restrictions

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February 8, 2023

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February 8, 2023

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City Nantong in Jiangsu province in China, March 31 2022 government doing mass Covid-19 testing for Omicron. People line up for the registration and test

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