Shanghai is trying to contain the spread of the Omicron variant with a two-stage lockdown. Photo: Reuters
Shanghai is trying to contain the spread of the Omicron variant with a two-stage lockdown. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus China
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Coronavirus: a city divided, as China’s financial hub Shanghai goes into lockdown

  • Millions subject to stay-at-home orders as restrictions begin to the east of the Huangpu River, with the west to follow
  • City is grappling with its worst outbreak, reporting 3,500 new local cases on Monday – almost all with mild or no symptoms

Mandy ZuoHolly Chik
Mandy Zuo in Shanghai Phoebe Zhang and Holly Chik in Hong Kong

Updated: 2:47am, 29 Mar, 2022

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Shanghai is trying to contain the spread of the Omicron variant with a two-stage lockdown. Photo: Reuters
Shanghai is trying to contain the spread of the Omicron variant with a two-stage lockdown. Photo: Reuters
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