China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good?

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China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good?
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Hazmat suit-clad workers spraying clouds of disinfectant over city streets, building fronts, park benches and even parcels have become a common sight in pandemic-era China.

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Hong Kong In Shanghai, the epicenter of the country's largest outbreak, state media report that thousands of workers have been organized into teams to disinfect areas, with a focus on those known to have hosted Covid patients -- a move the government sees as key to curbing the spread of the Omicron variant.But the practice often extends much further.

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