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This photo taken on January 10, 2023 shows an ethnic Blang woman sitting in Wengji village on Jingmai mountain in Pu'er City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. - Covid-19 swept swiftly through remote villages in the rugged mountains of southern China last month, but the wave now appears to have subsided -- supporting expert theories the disease was spreading even while hardline restrictions were in place. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

This photo taken on January 10, 2023 shows an ethnic Blang woman sitting in Wengji village on Jingmai mountain in Pu'er City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. - Covid-19 swept swiftly through remote villages in the rugged mountains of southern China last month, but the wave now appears to have subsided -- supporting expert theories the disease was spreading even while hardline restrictions were in place. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)