On the 5th, Shanghai, China, started a large-scale test for the new coronavirus in 9 of the 16 wards of the city. Following the discovery of multiple infected people in the last two days, there is growing concern that China’s financial hub, the city, will once again lock down in pursuit of the “Zero Corona Policy.” ..
The Shanghai Municipal Government posted it on the official account of the dialogue application “WeChat” on the 5th.AnnouncementAccording to the report, inspections will be conducted in some of the 3 districts in addition to the entire 9 districts. It will be held twice in three days, 5-7 days this week, with the aim of “identifying the risk as soon as possible and preventing the spread of the infection”.
With a population of 25 million, the city just lifted a two-month lockdown last month that cost a lot of people and the economy. The fact that the number of infected people has been reported to increase shortly after the restrictions have been relaxed indicates the difficulty of eradicating more infectious mutants.
Original title:Shanghai Lockdown Fears Linger as Districts Launch Mass Testing(excerpt)