Half of Shanghai is preparing for the second phase of a citywide lockdown starting Friday, as the omicron outbreak tests the government's ability to enforce a strict "zero-COVID" strategy. (March 30) ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Covid: Traders sleep by their desks as China’s financial hub locks down
China's banks and investment firms are calling on essential staff to live at the office this week to avoid any trading disruption during Shanghai's massive Covid lockdown. ( read original story ...)
China tries to limit the economic blow of Shanghai’s COVID lockdown
China's leaders are trying to fine-tune their 'zero-tolerance' COVID-19 strategy in order to minimize job losses and other costs to the economy. ( read original story ...)
‘We demand an explanation!’ Shanghai residents vent COVID lockdown irritation
Frustrated and locked down, residents of Shanghai have taken to social media to vent, questioning the practicality of persisting with China's zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19 in its most populous ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai expands lockdown to more areas as new local cases hit 5,982
Shanghai on Wednesday extended its shut downs to some western parts of the city, earlier than scheduled, as it reported a total of 5,982 new local cases. ( read original story ...)
Life inside Shanghai’s latest COVID surge
Shanghai officials boast that their strategy to snuff out COVID is preferable to a city-wide lockdown, but the effects are jarring for residents. ( read original story ...)
26 million Shanghai residents placed on two-stage lockdown amid COVID-19 surge
About 26 million residents of Shanghai have been placed on a two-stage lockdown as the city faces a new surge of COVID-19 cases. The lockdown, announced by the local government on Sunday, went into ... ( read original story ...)