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<France 24 #091> China 'steadfastly' sticks to its zero Covid policy - le 4 novembre 2022 

   Today's article is about the zero Covid policy of China from France 24 dated November 4, 2022.

 

French Original

La Chine s'en tient "indéfectiblement" à sa politique zéro Covid

 

La Chine a annoncé samedi qu'elle s'en tiendrait "indéfectiblement" à sa politique zéro Covid, douchant les espoirs des marchés d'un assouplissement par Pékin, dernière grande économie à appliquer un protocole sanitaire radical, qui ne l'empêche pas d'être confrontée à une hausse des cas à l'approche de l'hiver.

 

English Translation

China 'steadfastly' sticks to its zero Covid policy

 

China announced on Saturday that it would stick "unwaveringly" to its zero Covid policy, dampening the markets' hopes of an easing by Beijing, the last major economy to apply a radical health protocol, which does not prevent it from face an increase in cases as winter approaches.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

annoncé (> annoncer): announced

appliquer: to apply

approche: approach

assouplissement: easing

<C>

cas: case

confrontée > confronter: to confront

<D>

dernière > dernier: last

douchant (> doucher): dampning

<E>

empêche > empêcher: prevenrt

espoir: hope 

<H>

hausse: rise

hiver: winter

<I>

indéfectiblement: steadfastly

<M>

marché: market

<P>

politique: policy, political

protocole: protocol

<S>

samedi: Saturday

sanitaire: health

<T>

tiendrait (> tenir): would hold

tient > tenir: hold, be attached