China's Shanghai on Tuesday said it would roll out policies to help the local economy cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases in the city, including offering refunds that will reduce firms' tax burdens by ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Residents Confined to Home as Lockdown Intensifies
Shanghai cranked up lockdown restrictions for people residing in the eastern half of the city, barring everyone from leaving their homes even to walk their dogs as local daily Covid-19 infections ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares gain as BOJ defends ultra-easy stance, oil eases on Shanghai lockdown
Japanese shares led gains in Asian stocks on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan defended its ultra-easy stance, while oil slid on fears of lower demand from China as Shanghai applied a "zero-COVID" strategy ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai in lockdown as officials work to test all 26M residents
Coronavirus cases in China are spiking to record highs, leading officials in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai to make the snap decision late Sunday to lockdown the city of around 26 million ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s lockdown
A member of Shanghai’s expert Covid-19 team told Reuters that testing had found “large scale” infections throughout the city. The government is introducing a two-stage lockdown and plans to test all ... ( read original story ...)
Half Of Shanghai In COVID Lockdown
Millions of people in China's financial hub were confined to their homes on Monday as the eastern half of Shanghai went into lockdown to curb the nation's biggest COVID outbreak. Authorities announced ... ( read original story ...)
‘Too high a price’: Why some residents oppose Shanghai lockdowns
The current outbreak has thwarted efforts to adopt more targeted virus control measures and stirred debate over China’s strict zero-COVID-19 policy. ( read original story ...)