Shanghai lockdown

China reported 240 new coronavirus cases on June 8, of which 70 were symptomatic and 170 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.

Shanghai's Minhang district said it will conduct nucleic acid tests for the entire population on Saturday and ordered residents to stay home in the meantime. "I just want to have a normal life." China's blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 ended 1.1% lower.

In China there were 5 other infections found among people already in quarantine on Thursday, for a total of 11 cases in the financial hub.

The idea is that constant testing -- a negative test is required to enter shopping malls and even parks in some places -- will find early chains of transmission before they get out of control. As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. The threat of disruptive measures also returned to Beijing on Thursday, with mass testing resumed in several neighborhoods of the capital’s key Chaoyang district, home to company headquarters and embassies. Still, President Xi Jinping continues to emphasize the country’s adherence to a policy that has delivered one of the lowest Covid death rates in the world. News of the mass testing and renewed restrictions sparked a run on some grocery stores, after many residents struggled to get fresh fruits and vegetables in the early days of the original lockdown. The restrictions will apply to roughly 15.3 million residents of Pudong, Huangpu, Jing’an, Xuhui, Hongkou, Baoshan, Yangpu and Minhang districts of Shanghai during the testing, a key tool in China’s Covid Zero arsenal.

Shanghai will carry out Covid-19 testing on more than half of its 25 million residents this weekend, fueling fears of a return to more stringent ...

On Thursday, Shanghai authorities reported six new local Covid cases, three of which were traced to a downtown hair salon. Several other districts in Beijing have since announced similar closures. She did not specify how long the sampling period will last. Officials warn that a relaxation of the policy will lead to a surge in hospitalizations and deaths among the country's elderly population -- many of whom have yet to be fully vaccinated. On Thursday evening, Changning district, home to the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and 700,000 residents, announced on its official social media account that it will carry out mass Covid testing on Saturday. The mass testing announcements sparked fears of a return to stringent, prolonged lockdown among Shanghai residents, many of whom had been confined to their homes for two months or more since March.

Celebrations for a full reopening may have been premature as Shanghai as the government reimposes lockdowns in the city of over 25 million.

Shanghai announced the first steps to a full reopening on June 1 after months of lockdowns and stringent restrictions. The residents from 14 out of Shanghai’s 16 districts have been ordered to undergo mass testing, according to a «Reuters» report, including the central business district of Pudong. Celebrations for a full reopening may have been premature as Shanghai as the government reimposes lockdowns in the city of over 25 million.

Shanghai and Beijing went back on fresh COVID-19 alert on Thursday after parts of China's largest economic hub imposed new lockdown restriction and the city ...

Shanghai's Minhang district said it will conduct nucleic acid tests for the entire population on Saturday and ordered residents to stay home during the testing. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Authorities have been keen to revive business and started to relax some curbs in May which helped China's exports that month to grow at a double-digit pace, beating expectations, but residents, businesses and investors are wary. "I just want to have a normal life." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Racing to stop a wider outbreak after discovering a handful of community cases, including a cluster traced to a popular beauty salon, authorities have ordered ...

"We are at the mercy of mass testing. Many have become frustrated by the prospect of queuing for hours to be tested. Advertisement

The city's Mihang district has ordered residents to remain at home while a new mass testing programme is carried out.

The previous lockdown in Shanghai and other parts of China had a significant impact on the shipping industry, with congestion building up at ports around the world in response. Shanghai formally lifted its previous lockdown measures after two months on June 1, but new measures have now been announced after a small outbreak, news agency Reuters reported on Thursday. The city's Mihang district has ordered residents to remain at home while a new mass testing programme is carried out. COVID-19 concerns are continuing to flare up in China, with new lockdown restrictions announced for Shanghai on Thursday.

The authorities have ordered PCR testing for all residents in 14 of Shanghai's 16 districts over the weekend. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Some parts of Shanghai had remained under or returned to lockdown shortly after June 1 due to positive cases and their close contacts. “We are still plagued by uncertainty with localised lockdowns. The authorities in Chaoyang ordered entertainment venues and Internet cafes to shut on Thursday, while patrons of four bars were told to identify themselves. All the cases were patrons of the same bar in the Chaoyang district. Many expressed fear they could be locked down again. Racing to stop a wider outbreak after discovering a few cases in the community, the authorities have ordered PCR testing for all residents in 14 of Shanghai’s 16 districts over the weekend.

Furthermore, with the 20th Party Congress coming up, Shanghai's situation will be a bellwether for the country's economic recovery. A worker padlocks fencing securing a residential area ...

Given Shanghai’s economic volume, a short-term rebound is expected after the lifting of the lockdown. In a recent interview with Financial Times, founder Michelle Garnaut said, “It’s a shit time for Shanghai right now, and it won’t be the same at the end.” This dilemma existed even before the lockdown and has yet to ease. Last week, Chinese economist Ren Zeping wrote an article saying that stabilising the macroeconomy during the key period of the 20th Party Congress in the fourth quarter of the year is not just an economic issue but a political issue. The “ battle for Shanghai” has not yet been won, and people are worried about another round of lockdown. Shanghai’s timeline for lifting the lockdown was set by the authorities in mid-May, even though there were still more than 800 new daily cases in the city.