China fight with mosquito-borne virus stirs zero-COVID flashbacks

City of Foshan deploys PCR tests, home checks, drones against chikungunya

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A worker sprays a garden outside a hospital in Foshan, in China's Guangdong province, on July 23, as the city scrambles to contain an outbreak of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. © AP

CISSY ZHOU

HONG KONG -- The southern Chinese city of Foshan is racing to contain a mosquito-borne virus with home inspections, PCR tests and drones, conjuring memories of the country's zero-COVID days.

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