yes, the madness, and said they have recovered. how many days did you spend in there, i ask. seven days, he said. unprecedented protests recently erupted across china. they are chanting they don t want to covid tests. they want freedom. authorities swiftly crackdown on the protesters. they are finally softening their stance on zero-covid. some cities are lifting lockdowns, changing covid testing requirements. under some conditions, people can now quarantine at home if they have covid, which is a huge deal. this country has already built up a whole infrastructure around zero covid, spending all of its resources on quarantine facilities and covid testing. it s going to be a long and slow exit from zero-covid. selina wang joins us. if china s finally easing covid restrictions, doesn t mean the protest worked? is that a victory for demonstrators? yeah, anderson. it s fair to call us this tentative, partial victory.
positive for covid. yes, the man nods and says they have recovered. how many days did you spend in there. seven days, he said. unprecedented protests recently erupted across china. they are chanting that they don t want covid tests, they want freedom. authorities swiftly cracked down on the protesters. but they are finally softening their stance on zero covid. some cities are lifting lockdowns, changing covid testing requirements under some conditions people can now quarantine at home if they have covid, which is a huge deal. but this country has already built up a whole infrastructure around zero covid, spending all of its resources on quarantine facilities and covid testing. so it s going to be a long and slow exit from zero covid. and, erin, it is remarkable to see that in authoritarian china. protests that appear to have forced the communist party to
requirements. under some conditions, people can quarantine at home if they have covid, which is a huge deal. but this country has already built up a whole infrastructure around zero covid, spending all of its resources on quarantine facilities and covid testing. so, it s going to be a long and slow exit from zero covid. selina wang joins us now. if china is finally easing covid restrictions, does that mean that the protests worked? is that a victory for demonstrators? reporter: yeah, anderson, i think it s fair to call it this tentative partial victory because it is remarkable to see that. in authoritarian china, protests appear to have forced the communist party to change its tune on zero covid. it s clear it made the government realize zero covid is not possible or sustainable and it s a threat to social stability. it s been more than a year since omicron was first detected. only now, anderson, finally is state media citing months old research and publishing stories that omicron
with all his fight as they force him off the coach. the man apparently trying to avoid being sent to one of the quarantine facilities set up around the country for close contacts. many of them run down, dirty, unsanitary. it s not the first time authorities and covid enforcers have taken extreme and violent measures. local authorities apologized and said it suspended those responsible. the incident one in a series of extraordinary videos still emerging from china. residents destroyed covid testing booths. police in riot gear immediately swarm n. years of pent-up anger over the draconian covid lockdowns boiled over into unprecedented protests across the country. some even chanting for xi jinping to shut down. authorities are cracking down on protesters.
extreme and troubling. a man in the port city dragged off to quarantine by police officers. es to resist the hazmat clad authorities with all his might as they force him off the couch. the man apparently trying to avoid being sent to one of the quarantine facilities setup around the country for covid case and close contacts. many of them run-down, dirty, and unsanitary. it s not the first time authorities and covid enforcers have been caught on camera taking extreme and sometimes violent measures. but this time local authorities apologized and said it suspended those responsible. the incident only one in a series of extraordinary videos still emerging from china. residents destroyed covid testing booths. police in riot gear immediately swarm in. and years of pent-up anger over china s draconian covid lockdowns boiled over into us