In the midst of a significant increase in Covid cases in China, Shanghai, which is the largest city in China, has decided to launch a gradual lock to curb Covid cases induced by Omicron, the global news agency reported. The current Covid increase in China is similar to those seen during the early days of pandemic.
The city government said on Sunday that Shanghai would lock half the east for five days of testing training, which began Monday. The western part of the city will see another phase of locking starting April 1 The Chinese city is a new Covid global hotspot, with Covid infection up 66 percent in the last 48 hours.
China has seen a surge in Covid cases recently and the authorities impose strict steps to ensure there is no current deployment of the community. Among all the cities that witness the high level of Covid infection in China, Shanghai has become the biggest Covid-19 hotspot. Data showed Shanghai reported 2,676 new Covid cases on Saturday, recorded a 66 percent increase in 48 hours.
The city which hampered more than 26 million people saw a sharp increase in the Covid case in the last three days. Shanghai is a global business center and delivery center in China. Locking can damage the business prospects of many multinational giants based in Shanghai.
In particular, Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to eliminate the Covid virus with a ‘covid zero’ strategy. So far, China has been able to control viruses compared to the spread in other Asian countries, Europe and the US. However, some questions have also been raised for a ‘top-down’ approach, where it never avoids imposing a strict covid-induced limit.