One Chinese province spent $22 billion on eliminating Covid before policy U-turn

A number of regional governments in China have revealed the enormous sums they've spent on fighting the pandemic, reinforcing a previous state media report suggesting that mounting costs were a key reason why the country abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy.

source https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/economy/china-local-governments-reveal-covid-spending-intl-hnk-intl-hnk/index.html