This photo taken on January 11, 2023 shows an elderly ethnic Blang man smoking a pipe in Wengji village in 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)
