Coronavirus: Shanghai extends lockdown for areas where cases are found
- Residential areas where people have tested positive to be sealed off for another 10 days, with those nearby confined to their homes for 3 more days
- The announcement came after an official said the government had handled the outbreak poorly and that it accepted all criticism
The government announced late on Thursday that residential areas would be managed according to their Covid-19 risk, and those where people have tested positive will be sealed off for another 10 days. Residential areas located nearby that do not have cases will remain in lockdown for another three days.
Other restrictions to stay in place include a ban on dining in at restaurants, while entertainment venues will remain closed. Residents were also urged not to cross the Huangpu River, which runs through the city. The area to the west of the river will be subject to stay-at-home orders from Friday.
It came after the city of nearly 25 million people recorded another rise in cases on Thursday – the fourth day of the lockdown – with 355 locally transmitted infections and 5,298 asymptomatic local cases.
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Shanghai imposes phased lockdowns as daily Covid infection numbers surge beyond 3,000