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Covid in China: 'I'm seeing a building picture of chaos'

A sudden lifting of many of China's Covid restrictions has caused nationwide outbreaks - as well as confusion and anger on social media.

Chinese authorities are reporting no new fatalities, despite widespread reports and images of overloaded hospitals and crematoriums.

Kerry Allen is ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Monitoring's China specialist. She's been monitoring the reporting of Covid cases on Chinese social and state media. What has she been seeing?

(Photo: Health workers wait for people to scan a health code to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Jing'an district in Shanghai on December 22. Credit: Getty Images)

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