> In this Omicron phase, however, health outcomes from infection have been mild
In the US, Omicron has killed about as many people as Delta did. It's slightly less lethal on a per-case basis, but much more infectious, so on a population level, it's just as deadly.
In Hong Kong alone, nearly ten thousand people died from Omicron when the government gave up the zero-CoVID policy.
> There's also no winning condition in sight for this strategy
Chinese public health officials have set out very clear and reasonable conditions for easing controls: a high level of vaccination, availability of antiviral drugs, overall mortality less than flu.
In the US, Omicron has killed about as many people as Delta did. It's slightly less lethal on a per-case basis, but much more infectious, so on a population level, it's just as deadly.
In Hong Kong alone, nearly ten thousand people died from Omicron when the government gave up the zero-CoVID policy.
> There's also no winning condition in sight for this strategy
Chinese public health officials have set out very clear and reasonable conditions for easing controls: a high level of vaccination, availability of antiviral drugs, overall mortality less than flu.