A worker is tested for the coronavirus disease on a Shanghai street during the lockdown on May 2, 2022. Photo: Reuters
A worker is tested for the coronavirus disease on a Shanghai street during the lockdown on May 2, 2022. Photo: Reuters
Shanghai

Coronavirus: Shanghai reports 58 new cases in unguarded, low-risk zones in setback for city’s ‘societal zero-Covid’ push

  • New cases declined for the ninth day, dropping 6.8 per cent to 7,333 in the previous 24 hours; symptomatic cases fell 7.7 per cent to 727
  • The positive outlook was sullied by 58 new cases that popped up in areas previously regarded as low-risk ‘precautionary zones’

A worker is tested for the coronavirus disease on a Shanghai street during the lockdown on May 2, 2022. Photo: Reuters
A worker is tested for the coronavirus disease on a Shanghai street during the lockdown on May 2, 2022. Photo: Reuters
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