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China zero-Covid policy sends chill through global markets

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Jack Barnett

Anxiety over the spillover effects on the global economy from China plunging more of its largest cities into lockdown as it ploughs ahead with its zero-Covid policy sent global markets tumbling this morning.

A surge in infections has increased the likelihood of authorities tipping more cities into the most onerous Covid-19 restrictions, including China’s capital Beijing.

Jack Barnett

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