Xi Chen

associate professor of health policy at the Yale School of Public Health

Xi Chen on KCRW

China has lifted several of its pandemic health restrictions. That includes allowing asymptomatic or mild COVID patients to quarantine at home.

End of China’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy could cause ‘unpredictable’ viral evolution, says Yale doctor

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