Locking down the entire global financial hub's population of 25 million all at once was deemed too big a risk, so it has been split in half for a phased shutdown. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai begins China’s largest COVID-19 lockdown in two years
China began its most extensive lockdown in two years Monday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai tightens Covid control measures amid resurgence
Amid a Covid-19 resurgence, Shanghai on Monday launched a new round of nucleic acid testing across the city and a nine-day lockdown has also come into force which is the largest in China since the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s economy faces fresh blow from COVID lockdown in Shanghai
SHANGHAI’s sweeping, two-phase lockdown will likely deal a heavy blow to businesses reliant on consumer spending, though economists say the city’s industrial sector can largely withstand the ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Factories Isolate Staff to Keep Operating in Lockdown
Companies including China’s biggest chip producer and an Apple Inc. supplier are continuing to operate factories in Shanghai during the city’s lockdown by isolating workers and running a closed-off ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai lockdown could affect Taiwan firms’ shipments
A lockdown to contain a surging COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, where many Taiwanese companies have operations, could have an impact on those firms' shipments, Taiwan’s Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Oil prices fall after Shanghai starts lockdown
Global oil prices have fallen as China starts to implement a city-wide lockdown in Shanghai, an important financial and manufacturing hub. ( read original story ...)