Shanghai will only open the city in batches

On April 21, the Shanghai government said it would lift the closure order in phases after the situation spread COVID-19 outside quarantine areas have been extinguished, and announced a new round of citywide testing to control community infection, CNA reported.

Shanghai has stepped up testing and control of the COVID-19 epidemic in a new campaign involving “9 major actions”, when the death toll from COVID-19 on April 21 was 11, up from 8 deaths to 1. days earlier. Meanwhile, Shanghai reported 15,698 new local asymptomatic COVID-19 cases on April 21, down from 15,861 a day earlier.

In a post on its official WeChat account, the Shanghai government said that the epidemic situation in the city was showing a “positive trend” and that life in the city could return to normal as soon as the policy is followed. .

“Our goal is to achieve zero-COVID for the community as soon as possible. This is an important sign that we will win the great and difficult battle against this disease, so that we we can restore order of production and normal life,” the city government said.

In a separate statement issued late on April 21, Shanghai announced a new round of actions with “nine key actions”, including increasing COVID-19 testing for all residents from April 22.

Goverment China said that as of April 20, 403 of the 666 companies in Shanghai were given priority to operate, stressing that strict disease control and prevention measures were imperative for them to be able to resume operations.