Chinese journalist jailed over Covid reporting is ‘close to death’, family say

Citizen reporter Zhang Zhan, 38, was arrested and jailed after reporting on the outbreak

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A citizen journalist jailed for her coverage of China's initial response to Covid in Wuhan is close to death after going on hunger strike, her family said, prompting renewed calls from rights groups for her immediate release.

Zhang Zhan, 38, a former lawyer, travelled to Wuhan in February 2020 to report on the chaos at the pandemic's centre, questioning authorities' handling of the outbreak in her smartphone videos.