China admits its Covid deaths are ‘huge’ and 70% of Shanghai’s 25m residents have been infected as Beijing threatens retaliation against Western nations over restrictions on air passengers

• Beijing abruptly loosened its draconian zero-Covid approach last month
• But a spike in cases quickly overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums
• Now officials are finally starting to admit to the high number of cases, while experts in the West have suggested the country could see 9,000 daily deaths

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