Many Chinese cities tighten control of COVID-19, preventing the Shanghai scenario

Hangzhou, an e-commerce center Shanghai Not far away has begun mass testing, joining the capital Beijing in an effort to bring outbreaks under control before spiraling out of control.

The port city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, along with Yiwu, Zhejiang province have been in full or partial blockade, Bloomberg reported.

Shanghai has become the biggest hotspot in China’s worst outbreak since the virus emerged in Wuhan. Shanghai has been in lockdown for a month, forcing most of the city’s 25 million residents to stay at home.

The epidemic in Shanghai is stabilizing, with the number of infections falling for the fifth consecutive day, with the number of cases on April 27 to 10,662 – the lowest in more than 3 weeks.

In Beijing, only 50 cases of COVID-19 were recorded on April 27, a sign that mass testing has not had a broader outbreak. Beijing authorities now blockade some housing complexes in Chaoyang district because some of the initial cases were concentrated in that area. Beijing is also locking down other residential areas where cases have been detected during mass testing.

Beijing ordered the closure of many schools on April 28, with some schools suspending online instruction. Officials said on April 27, students and preschool-age children accounted for a third of all COVID-19 cases recorded in the city up to that point. About 20 million people in Beijing were tested three times this week in an effort to detect cases.

Hangzhou, where Alibaba is headquartered, has urged people to get tested every 48 hours. Corporate offices continue to operate as usual, although employees must confirm their health status daily, according to some workers.

The port city of Qinhuangdao also announced a partial lockdown, stoking fears of worsening global supply chains as local governments take swift measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. .

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport will change some domestic passenger flights after testing results are available COVID-19 in the inspection with staff at the end of April 27. At least three districts in Guangzhou began mass testing on April 28.