Some 11.88 million people live in lockdown zones, where residents must remain at home except in special circumstances such as a life-threatening illness. Shanghai, with more than 25 million residents, ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing presses on with mass COVID-19 testing as locked-down Shanghai seethes
BEIJING: The second round of COVID-19 testing in Beijing's largest district began on Wednesday (Apr 27), with this week's campaign to screen most of the Chinese capital's 22 million residents so far ... ( read original story ...)
Overseas voting in Shanghai still on hold due to lockdown
Overseas absentee voting in Shanghai has yet to start as the city remains on lockdown following the local government's stringent "zero Covid-19" policy, the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai tests to loosen COVID lockdown
Shanghai officials said Wednesday that they would begin COVID-19 testing over the coming days to determine which neighborhoods were considered lower risk. ( read original story ...)
Lone female courier in Shanghai determined to help city fight Covid-19 Lone female courier in Shanghai determined to help city fight Covid-19
Forty-year-old Liu Xiaoli is the only woman among the first batch of couriers to come to Shanghai from Henan Province. ( read original story ...)
Bankers desperate to leave Shanghai as COVID lockdown hurts businesses
Harsh COVID-19 lockdowns have had a direct hit on business prospects in Shanghai, leaving finance sector workers desperate to move to Hong kong. ( read original story ...)
Financial lobby group urges Shanghai to ease COVID rules for staff stuck in offices
A leading lobby group for global financial services firms has urged Shanghai authorities to let hundreds of exhausted staff go home after a month-long strict COVID-19 lockdown that has kept them in ... ( read original story ...)