Shanghai’s ports are back operating at 90 per cent capacity as mainland China’s gateway city kept new infections in communities at zero for a fifth consecutive day. Source link
Read More »Shanghai heads towards June 1 end of lockdown as Covid-19 cases dip
The end is in sight for one of the largest mass population lockdowns ever undertaken in China, after stop works and standstill orders upended daily lives and strained global supply chains close to breaking point. Source link
Read More »Shanghai posts falling Covid-19 infections, and deaths
The declining infections renews calls by residents and businesses for Shanghai’s authorities to relax some of the lockdown and standstill orders around the city. Source link
Read More »Shanghai’s ‘white-listed’ firms operate at fraction of full capacity
Many of the companies given permission to resume operations during Shanghai’s lockdown are working at a fraction of their full capacity as broken supply chains continue to hobble a recovery of the business sector. Source link
Read More »Ending China’s Covid controls could lead to 1.5 million deaths, study says
A projection says that an unchecked wave of Omicron could lead to a ‘tsunami’ of cases that infected more than 112 million people. Source link
Read More »Independent self-help tools flourish outside Big Tech platforms amid long Shanghai lockdown
Several self-help digital websites and tools have surfaced to handle a bigger volume of requests or to suit special purposes amid Shanghai lockdown. Source link
Read More »Covid controls set to hit China’s May Day holiday traffic
The ministry also forecast passenger traffic would drop sharply in the Yangtze River Delta area in the east, which includes Shanghai, but hold up relatively well in the Greater Bay Area in the south and Chengdu-Chongqing area in the west. China has tallied over 550,000 local infections this month, with …
Read More »Chinese city grounds all domestic flights over airport Covid cases
The announcement came a day after Baiyun International Airport said ‘abnormal’ cases had been detected among staff. Source link
Read More »Life has come to a standstill in Shanghai but tech helping amid lockdowns
Group buying, supplies from companies and the local government, and connecting with others via the internet can help to alleviate lockdown isolation. Source link
Read More »Shanghai lockdown takes heavy toll on young families
Many parents say their biggest worry is the quarantine rules which have led to parents being separated from their children. Source link
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