The Chinese city of Shanghai did not register a new Covid-19 infection for the first time on Saturday since March, when a strong epidemic due to the omicron variant broke out and its population was in long and severe confinement.
“As of June 24, 2022, there were no new confirmed local cases of Covid-19 and no new asymptomatic infections in Shanghai,” the city government of 25 million people said in a statement. Said.
In March, infections began to rise in the country’s economic capital, resulting in a dire two-month lockdown. The curfew, criticized by the population struggling to obtain food and medical care, was partially lifted in early June, although the reintroduction of restrictions prevented a return to normalcy in some areas.
Two weeks ago, millions of people were temporarily shut down again when the city government launched a mass testing campaign in some areas. The capital, Beijing, meanwhile, has closed schools and offices for weeks amid another outbreak that officials said was under control last week.
The municipal education department said this Saturday that all elementary and high school students will be able to return to school from Monday, although teachers, students and parents must first pass a PCR test. The capital recorded just two new infections on Saturday.
Shenzhen, a major industrial city in the south of the country, announced today that it will close wholesale markets, cinemas and gyms for three days in an area bordering Hong Kong, after detecting cases of covid-19 in that city. . . .
China is one of the world’s largest economies, continuing to implement the so-called “zero covid” strategy to eradicate the virus, based on international travel restrictions, quarantines, mass testing and severe quarantines. Authorities insist this policy is necessary to prevent the health system from collapsing due to the unequal distribution of medical resources and low vaccination rates of the elderly.
source: Noticias
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