Covid, young Chinese chasing the contagion: "This is how we immunize ourselves"
In view of the reopening of borders, many are voluntarily exposing themselves to the virusBeijing , after the "Zero Covid" policy, has announced the reopening of borders and the liberalization of travel . The green light from Sunday 8 January.
Close to the long-awaited date, many young Chinese are trying to voluntarily expose themselves to the infection to immunize themselves and move more safely . “I don't want to change my holiday plans – a 27-year-old programmer from Shanghai explains to the BBC -, I could recover and not be infected again during the holidays if I intentionally check the period in which I get infected ».
A 26-year-old, still living in Shanghai, says she went to visit a positive friend of hers "so that I too could catch Covid". But then he confesses that "it was much more painful than catching a cold ". And again, a young woman who works for a state-owned company in Jiaxing: "I'm not afraid of the virus because severe symptoms are rare", saying she feels thrilled by the reopening of the borders.
(Unioneonline/vf)