MAYIDUI, China: Covid-19 swept swiftly through southern China's rural mountain villages last month, and the wave appears to have subsided — supporting expert theories that the country's most recent outbreak preceded the lifting of restrictions.

China abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy in early December, and the explosion in cases that packed hospitals and crematoriums was widely attributed to the sudden reopening.

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