The number of COVID-19 infections outside the isolation area increased again, Shanghai continued to blockade
People who were negative in the last two nucleic acid tests line up to leave a hospital in Shanghai, April 18. (Photo: AP)
The reason is due to the number of cases COVID-19 new outside of quarantine zones across the city Shanghai has increased again.
This is information released by Shanghai authorities on April 21.
The government of the central district of Jing’an with nearly 1 million people, where several shopping centers are located in Shanghai, said on the morning of April 21 that they would not allow any residents to leave their homes. due to concerns about the risk of large gatherings.
At a regular press conference, Vice Governor of Chongming District, the only island area of the city directly under the central government of Shanghai, confirmed that most of the restrictive measures will remain in place, even though the district has announced reported no new cases outside the quarantine zones, and 90% of the county’s 640,000 residents are theoretically allowed to leave their homes.
People wait for a nucleic acid test during the closure in Shanghai, April 17, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)
Deputy Governor Zhang Zhitong said supermarkets would be closed, vehicles would not be allowed on the roads without a permit, and only one person per household would be allowed to leave home daily in some towns. in Sung Minh district.
Shanghai reported 15,861 new local asymptomatic COVID-19 cases on April 20, down from 16,407 cases a day earlier. The number of new symptomatic infections was 2,634, up from 2,494 cases. There were 441 new cases outside the isolation area, up from 390 a day earlier.
Businesses in Shanghai are starting to reopen and have to operate under “closed management”, whereby they must stay at home, carry out daily testing and strict disinfection.
American electric car maker Tesla is among 666 companies allowed to reopen. However, economists and industry insiders warn that factories face logistical pressure and are unlikely to resume full production.
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