Meaning of zero COVID | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having zero cases of COVID-19.
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2. A strategy designed or intended to eliminate or completely exclude COVID-19 from a region or country, as was pursued in various countries in 2020 and 2021 but by the end of 2022 had been abandoned everywhere as infeasible.
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Examples

“But of course, this is one project I hope we won't have to use at all. Having zero COVID is still the main and primary goal.”

“Compulsory social distancing measures across England should also be maintained until zero-Covid is achieved, according to the group, with working from home actively encouraged.”

“No one pretends that achieving zero covid is easy, but in the long term the alternative is far worse.”

“The prospect of societal zero-Covid is seen as a watershed in Shanghai’s anti-pandemic work. “If the city were to bring new cases in the low-risk zones to zero or near zero in the coming days, the citywide lockdown would be lifted at a gradual pace,” said Meng Tianying, a senior executive at Shanghai-based consultancy Domo Medical.”

“China and New Zealand have shown that the elimination of the virus is technically possible and not even particularly difficult, even though there will always be minor setbacks. Before we have a good vaccine, “Zero COVID” is by far the best strategy to get the economy going again and allow a normal life.”

“Zero Covid is an unfortunate term for a policy target. Some viruses can linger on forever as relatively harmless afflictions once vaccines and therapies become available while others are harder for the medical experts to counter.”

“China's “zero Covid” policy has a dedicated following: the millions of people who work diligently toward that goal, no matter the human costs.”

“Zero COVID is not going away any time soon in China, and neither will the disruptions to people's daily lives.”

“Key Points / Question: Was the sudden end of China's zero COVID policy associated with an increase in population all-cause mortality? / […] Findings: In this cohort study across all regions in mainland China, an estimated 1.87 million excess deaths occurred among individuals 30 years and older during the first 2 months after the end of China's zero COVID policy. […] Meaning: These findings suggest that the sudden lifting of the zero COVID policy in China was associated with significant increases in all-cause mortality.”

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