10 things you need to know today: November 28, 2022

China affirms its "zero-COVID" policy as rare protests spread, Fauci says COVID-19 pandemic is "certainly" not over, and more

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1. China affirms 'zero-COVID' policy as protests spread

China on Monday affirmed its "zero-COVID" policy but eased tough restrictions in some areas as demonstrations against the rules continued to spread for a third straight day on Sunday. Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Shanghai. Crowds, some calling for President Xi Jinping to resign, took to the streets in other cities following a deadly fire in the country's far west, with government critics saying coronavirus restrictions delayed the response. Two groups with a combined 1,000 or more protesters gathered in Beijing early Monday. "We don't want masks, we want freedom," one of the groups chanted. People also demonstrated in Wuhan and Chengdu on Sunday, and students gathered to demonstrate on numerous university campuses over the weekend.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.