Hong Kong’s Zero-Covid Policy Driving out Talent

China’s attempts to eliminate the virus, rather than merely manage it, are certainly costly. They have largely closed China’s borders for 19 months. Dozens of city districts, towns, and counties are enduring lockdowns as the highly contagious Delta variant and an early cold snap cause a flare-up of infections. Controls include roadblocks manned by police in protective suits, closed schools, canceled trains, and testing of millions of residents.