The fallout from China's major Covid U-turn

For the last three years, the Chinese government has been boasting about its zero-Covid policy.

But now, with the government abandoning its restrictions, the country has been left in chaos as hospitals are full and queues at crematoriums mount.

So why the abrupt change? What’s behind the government’s sudden switch in policy? And what has this meant for a population exceeding 1.4 billion?

This is What You Need to Know..