#CHINA NEW LOCKDOWN FULL#

Shanghai’s poorly managed lockdown led to widespread food shortages and lack of access to medical care, causing an outpouring of anger and frustration among residents.

#CHINA NEW LOCKDOWN FULL#

after carrying out a full disinfection, without confirming whether there had been a positive Covid case at the site.

The mall later issued a notice saying it had reopened at 12.30 p.m. On Thursday morning, crowds were filmed fleeing from the International Finance Center mall in the Lujiazui financial district after it suddenly stopped people from entering or exiting – a common practice at venues where positive cases are found, according to videos circulating on social media. Many residents are still haunted by fears of a renewed lockdown. Some of the testing sites had not been put into operation, while others only opened for a short period of time in the day and were understaffed, officials said, vowing to improve the situation. Shanghai is finally 'reopening,' but the trauma of lockdown lives on Riders wearing face masks cross a road, after the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak was lifted in Shanghai, China June 1, 2022. The reversion to lockdown is the latest reminder that despite the easing of restrictions, the government’s zero-Covid policy – comprised of mass testing, extensive quarantine and snap lockdowns – will continue to dominate everyday life.

Their 26 close contacts and 106 secondary contacts had been placed in government quarantine, and more than 470,000 people had been tested, according to officials. But nearly 2 million people were still confined to their homes in areas designated as “high risk” by the government.Īt a news conference Thursday, Shanghai officials said seven new Covid cases were detected in the city’s Jing’an and Pudong districts, resulting in four neighborhoods being swiftly sealed off and designated as “medium-risk areas” – meaning residents will be confined to their homes for 14 days. Shanghai lifted its two-month lockdown on Wednesday, allowing most of its 25 million residents to leave their communities. Multiple neighborhoods in Shanghai were placed back under lockdown only a day after city-wide restrictions were lifted, as China’s stringent zero-Covid strategy continues to haunt the financial hub.

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