Then Beijing announced Thursday its first domestically transmitted coronavirus case in 55 days — a 52-year-old man surnamed Tang. Tang told officials that he had not left the city in more than two weeks and had not been in contact with anyone outside the city. ADIn the weeks before this outbreak, Chinese officials had spoken proudly of their success in containing the coronavirus, suggesting China could be a model for others to follow. Beijing’s outbreak shows that even when the virus recedes, there can be no return to normality. ADADSome officials openly admit that we will be playing a game of cat and mouse with coronavirus clusters for months, if not years.

Source: Washington Post June 18, 2020 04:00 UTC