Million city Shanghai in strictest lockdown to date: teeming streets now deserted | Abroad

Due to an overlap of the lockdowns, it is not possible for the inhabitants of the two city districts to infect each other with the corona virus. During the lockdown, public transport is at a standstill, bridges and tunnels are closed and people are working from home. The measure, the strictest yet for Shanghai, will be accompanied by massive testing campaigns.

In this way, China hopes to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus and to achieve the goal of zero infections as soon as possible. The authorities have maintained a strict zero-Covid policy since the start of the pandemic. Despite the many infections in Shanghai, they were reluctant to introduce a lockdown in China’s largest city. On Monday, a record number of 3,500 new infections were registered.

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The road to the Pudong district is closed.

Ⓒ REUTERS

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The contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus has made it more difficult for the Chinese authorities to stick to the corona policy. Tens of millions of people in other parts of the country had to go into lockdown earlier this year. Other strict measures are also being taken. For example, primary and secondary schools in Shanghai had already switched to digital education earlier this month.

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Normally the streets are packed, now there is hardly anyone to see.

Ⓒ REUTERS

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Large parts of public transport are also at a standstill.

Ⓒ Bloomberg

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