Shanghai authorities combed the city on Thursday for its last COVID-19 cases in the hope of clearing the way for an exit from a painful six-week lockdown, while Beijing curbed taxi services to keep a ... ( read original story ...)
Empty streets in locked down Shanghai
Images of empty streets in Shanghai, which has been under a strict lockdown for several weeks as China's hardline approach to crushing the virus endures. China is the last major economy wedded to a ... ( read original story ...)
At mercy of zealous residential committees, Shanghai’s locked-down vent frustration
Elizabeth Liu and her husband were excited about the prospect of leaving their Shanghai residential compound for the first time in over a month. All but one building in the compound had just been ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai reports 1,305 new asymptomatic COVID cases, 144 symptomatic cases for May 11
The Chinese financial hub of Shanghai reported 1,305 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases for May 11, up from 1,259 a day earlier, the city's health authority said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai residents angered by forced-entry disinfection as Beijing censors WHO director’s comments
The glittering metropolis of Shanghai is entering its sixth week of government-mandated lockdowns as China pursues its COVID-zero strategy despite widespread skepticism about its efficacy and growing ... ( read original story ...)
Desserts from Louis Vuitton, yoga with Dior: Shanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown is not stopping luxury brands from pampering their VIP customers
Luxury brands from Dior to Prada to Louis Vuitton are sending out goodies to their VIP customers in Shanghai to ensure they continue to be loyal shoppers when the city’s lockdown is lifted. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai maintains ‘zero-COVID’ policy but the U.N. says it is not sustainable
BEIJING — Shanghai reaffirmed Wednesday it will maintain the "zero-COVID" approach to eliminate a waning outbreak in China's largest city after the head of the World Health Organization said it was ... ( read original story ...)