Some stretched for hundreds of metres in the blazing summer heat, and others lasted late into the night, according to videos posted by residents on social media. The sense of joy and relief from the lifting of the lockdown among residents soon turned into mounting frustration as long lines formed at testing sites across the city throughout Wednesday and Thursday. While Shanghai's businesses and shops were allowed to reopen and subway and buses resumed services, residents still need a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours to use public transport and enter public spaces. The reversion to lockdown is the latest reminder that despite the easing of restrictions, the government's zero-COVID policy - comprised of mass testing, extensive quarantine and snap lockdowns - will continue to dominate everyday life.
Their 26 close contacts and 106 secondary contacts had been placed in government quarantine, and more than 470,000 people had been tested, according to officials. Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxĪt a news conference Thursday, Shanghai officials said seven new COVID cases were detected in the city's Jing'an and Pudong districts, resulting in four neighbourhoods being swiftly sealed off and designated as "medium-risk areas" - meaning residents will be confined to their homes for 14 days.But nearly 2 million people were still confined to their homes in areas designated as "high risk" by the government. Shanghai lifted its two-month lockdown on Wednesday, allowing most of its 25 million residents to leave their communities. Multiple neighbourhoods in Shanghai were placed back under lockdown only a day after city-wide restrictions were lifted, as China's stringent zero-COVID strategy continues to haunt the financial hub.
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