Shanghai’s Covid-19 cases fall for eighth straight day, edging closer to ‘societal zero’ goal and gradual reopening
- New cases fell for the eighth consecutive day in Shanghai while the death toll fell by the most since fatalities were first reported two weeks ago
- Shanghai is steadily achieving its so-called societal zero Covid goal, a key metric for easing lockdown
Shanghai’s daily Covid-19 death toll fell by the most since fatalities were reported in China’s commercial hub two weeks ago, reinforcing the push by local authorities to gradually ease the citywide lockdown and restart production at more factories.
Stopping the spread outside quarantined areas is a key metric for Chinese officials as they seek to reopen their cities. The country’s most developed metropolis with a population of 25 million has yet to publish a time frame for lifting the citywide lockdown that started on April 1.
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“Shanghai remains cautious about announcing it had achieved societal zero-Covid goal because the highly transmissible Omicron variant could easily rebound if there is a let-up in virus control measures,” said Meng Tianying, a senior executive at Shanghai-based consultancy Domo Medical.