The city authorities of Shanghai, China will block the Minhang District in the southwest on the morning of the 11th and will carry out a large-scale inspection of the new coronavirus. This is the first time that significant movement restrictions have been put in place since the lockdown (city blockade), which lasted for about two months, was virtually lifted.
With local authorities worried about the rebound of the infection, there is growing concern that the resumption of economic activity in Shanghai is retreating following the blockade plan. The blockade of Minhang District, which has a population of 2.65 million, is said to be closed only on the morning of the 11th, but if the test is positive, the residents will be at risk of being locked up in their homes again for two weeks.
Police officers on alert in the closed area of Xuhui District, Shanghai (June 8)
Photographer: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
According to the announcement by the Shanghai Health and Sanitation Commission, the number of new corona infections on the 8th was 9 including 5 asymptomatic.Local authoritiesstatementHe explained that the purpose of the large-scale inspection and blockade plan of Minhang District is to “strengthen the epidemic prevention results in Shanghai and dynamically detect and control epidemic risks.”
Meanwhile, Shanghai Disney ResortmaterialSo, it announced that it will resume operations such as “Wishing Star Park” and “World of Disney Store” on the 10th. However, the theme park Disneyland will continue to be closed.
The number of new corona infections continues to decline in Beijing, and local authorities have announced that one corona infection was confirmed on the 8th. It remained at the lowest level since April 21st. It is said that one asymptomatic case was classified as infection confirmation. New infections have been in the single digits for four consecutive days.
Original title:Shanghai Puts One District Back into Lockdown in Hunt for Cases、Shanghai Disney Resort to Partially Reopen on June 10、Beijing Cases Hover Near Lows as Regional Outbreaks Under Focus（抜粋）
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