Residents have been banging pans and shouting from the windows of their homes, to protest against the government enforced lockdown in Shanghai. The Chinese government has been pursuing a zero-Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai factories scramble to reopen as COVID lockdown lingers
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Companies reopening factories in locked-down Shanghai are booking hotel rooms to house workers and turning vacant workshops into on-site isolation facilities as authorities urge ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Shanghai edges closer to “societal zero” Covid-19 goal, but maintains standstill order before easing lockdown
Total newly added infections in Shanghai numbered 9,770, an 8 per cent drop from the 10,622 reported on Thursday. New Covid-19 cases in Shanghai's low-risk unguarded zones fell to the lowest level ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing closes gyms, malls to contain COVID as anger grows in Shanghai
The Shanghai government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In Beijing, authorities were in a race against time to detect COVID cases and isolate those who have been around them. ( read original story ...)
China’s lockdowns bring the pandemic full circle
Grass starts to grow in the Bund, which used to be the most bustling tourist spot in Shanghai. pic.twitter.com/VE41C0q5lE Already, some analysts see an epochal collapse due to state policies. “We ... ( read original story ...)
More than 12 million in Shanghai can leave homes as COVID risk ebbs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -As many as 12.38 million Shanghai residents, nearly half the population of China's financial hub, are now in lower-risk areas, meaning they can leave their homes, the government ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing closes more venues as anger at Shanghai’s COVID lockdown grows
China's capital Beijing closed more gyms, malls, cinemas and apartment blocks on Friday, with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak, while resentment at the draconian ... ( read original story ...)