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 ...)
Shanghai in lockdown: ‘It’s like being in a cage’
STORY: Once again, Shanghai’s streets are empty. More than two years on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s financial hub is in one of its most extensive lockdowns yet.The snap two-stage ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Shanghai lockdown tests ‘zero-COVID’ strategy
Chinese authorities sought to reassure companies and jittery investors on Tuesday as a two-phase lockdown of Shanghai’s 26 million people entered its second day, casting an unusual quiet over the ... ( read original story ...)