Shanghai is further tightening its stringent lockdown measures after China's top leader Xi Jinping pledged to "unswervingly" double down on the country's controversial zero-Covid policy, leaving ... ( read original story ...)
‘There’s no why’: Shanghai rages at endless Covid lockdown
Workers receive deliveries at the entrance of a building during a Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown in Jing'an district, Shanghai - Copyright AFP Hector RETAMAL Workers receive deliveries at the entrance ... ( read original story ...)
6 weeks and counting: A Singaporean in Shanghai navigates COVID-19 lockdown amid opaque rules, new-found neighbourliness
SHANGHAI: As one of China's richest and most developed cities, Shanghai has always been a magnet for migrants - both internal and international. I had been drawn to it because it was the global face ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing And Shanghai Tighten Covid Restrictions Triggering More Discontent From Residents
Officials have tightened the lockdown in Shanghai and enacted more restrictions in Beijing in a renewed push to quash the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in the two major cities. ( read original story ...)
‘Go home!’ COVID-hit Shanghai, Beijing tell residents to avoid social contacts
China's two biggest cities tightened COVID-19 curbs on their residents on Monday, raising new frustration and even questions about the legality of its uncompromising battle with the virus. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Shanghai COVID crisis puts political spotlight on key Xi ally
BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - If Shanghai Communist Party chief Li Qiang has been politically bruised by the city's struggle to tame a COVID-19 outbreak that has infuriated residents and caused severe ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai finds no new variants more infectious than Omicron: official
Genetic sequencing has shown no stronger novel coronavirus variants in Shanghai in its latest resurgence of the pandemic, said a municipal health official at a press briefing on Sunday. "On May 7, ... ( read original story ...)