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Shanghai lockdown end brings relief to millions
A two-month COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai has finally ended. Most of Shanghai’s 25 million residents are now free to leave home, while businesses will gradually – and gladly – resume operations. But people are still wary that a new outbreak would see the return of measures that left many struggling to get food or find emergency healthcare. Restrictions imposed under China’s ‘zero COVID’ strategy have…
Shanghai finally eases lockdown rules as Covid-19 infection numbers drop
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Residents of Shanghai are finally starting to emerge from their homes after a sharp decline in new Covid-19 infections in China’s commercial hub prompted city officials to begin to ease lockdown measures. Shanghai has been in lockdown since April 2022, leaving most residents confined to their residential compounds. But while a gradual relaxation of tough restrictions…
Man trapped in unfurnished flat for more than 50 days during Covid-19 lockdown
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Why does China still have a zero-Covid lockdown strategy? – BBC News
Covid lockdowns in China remain the strategy to deal with outbreaks of cases, whereas the majority of other countries have scrapped most restrictions. Beijing authorities are trying to stamp out an outbreak with mass testing and avoid a repeat of the city-wide restrictions that have kept Shanghai in lockdown for a month. Despite the measures, on top of tightly-controlled Chinese social media, videos have emerged…
My take: living under Shanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube As Shanghai enters its third week of Covid-19 lockdown, other Chinese provinces have begun sending aid packages and even delivery workers to help the megacity cope as the city of 26 million struggles to contain its largest outbreak of Covid-19. But with case numbers still high and the Chinese government determined to stick to its zero-Covid…
Shanghai vows punishment for lockdown violators as the city continues to fight Covid outbreak
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Shanghai authorities have backed away from their plan to relax lockdown measures in the city as daily Covid-19 infections remain high. China’s biggest commercial city added 27,719 new coronavirus cases according to data released on April 14, 2022, bringing the city’s total infections to 280,000 since March 1. Residents in low-risk areas with no infections in…