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Coronavirus: Shenzhen reopens after lockdown but controls stay in place for some
- Public transport is up and running, most businesses and factories back to work
- Residents remain confined to their homes in the southern part of Futian district
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Chinese tech hub Shenzhen lifted a week-long lockdown on Monday, but part of its central business district remains closed as the southern city tries to get back to zero Covid-19 cases.
Full services have resumed on the subway and bus networks, and most businesses and factories have reopened.
“The pandemic remains serious, but the overall situation is under control,” the government said in a notice issued late on Sunday. It said virus controls would continue but would vary across different parts of the city.
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Mainland China is grappling with its worst outbreak of locally transmitted cases since Wuhan in 2020. In Shenzhen, community spread of the virus has been largely contained after the city of 17.5 million was locked down for a week, but it is still recording cases. On Monday, 33 local infections and 11 asymptomatic cases were reported, most of them in the central Futian district.
The southern part of Futian, which borders Hong Kong, will remain under lockdown, with residents told to stay at home. Hong Kong is in the grip of a fifth wave of cases and has continued to report more than 10,000 daily infections in recent days.
The rest of Shenzhen started getting back to normal on Monday. Shops and restaurants are open – though numbers are limited for those dining in – and people can take public transport or enter a supermarket if they show a negative test result. Schools and early learning centres remain closed.
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