A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab sample from a chef for nucleic acid testing, during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai on May 13, 2022. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus: Shanghai retires half of its fangcang quarantine hospitals as daily Covid-19 cases resume falling towards ‘societal zero-Covid’ goal
- Daily new cases declined for the 20th day since April 23, falling by 19.8 per cent in the previous 24 hours to 1,681, holding below 3,000 for the fourth day
- Symptomatic cases dipped by 14.5 per cent to 227, held below 300 a day for the fifth straight day
A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab sample from a chef for nucleic acid testing, during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai on May 13, 2022. Photo: Reuters
