Chinese police parade suspected Covid rule-breakers through streets

Four people are named and shamed - a banned practice - in city of Jingxi; WHO warns of trade-off' as countries cut back on isolation periods

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Armed police in Jingxi, in southern China, have paraded four alleged violators of Covid rules through the streets, state media reported, a practice that was banned but which has resurfaced in the struggle to enforce a zero-Covid policy.

The four men were accused of smuggling people across China's closed borders, and on Tuesday they were led through the streets wearing hazmat suits and bearing placards showing their name and photos. The state-run Guangxi daily reported the action was designed to deter border-related crimes".