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Of the 26 million inhabitants, 47 have contracted Covid. In addition, 2631 asymptomatic cases were counted.
Shanghai back in lockdown: A part of the Chinese city of Shanghai has been in lockdown since Monday morning. The city is divided into two parts by the Huangpu River. A lockdown will now be imposed on the eastern part of the city at least until April 1st. The districts of Pudong Fengxian, Jinshan, Chongming and parts of Minhang are affected. Public transport is stopped, people have to stay at home and are being tested. From April 5th, the same applies to the western part of Shanghai.
Many people are angry about the new measures taken by the authorities. You’ve had enough of it.”
People take care: The people of Shanghai are not happy about the renewed lockdown, says SRF China correspondent Martin Aldrovandi, who lives in Shanghai’s western part. “After the announcement of the renewed lockdown, people bought heaps of food.” Because it is unclear whether the current lockdown really only lasts five days or whether it – like previous lockdowns – will be extended. “Many people are angry about the new measures taken by the authorities. You’ve had enough of it.” Footage is circulating on social media showing people with no or little symptom being taken to mass centers and hospitals and “downright detained,” according to the correspondent.
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The roads to the western part of Shanghai are sealed off.
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and buy a lot of food.China’s Zero Covid Strategy: China is pursuing a strict zero-Covid strategy. But the second largest economy in the world is having trouble with the resurgence of the pandemic. The spread of the highly infectious omicron variant has already hit key manufacturing hubs such as Shenzhen and Dongguan this month. There, the lines stood still in many plants, from factories that build computer accessories such as flash drives to car parts. Ships are also increasingly damming up again at important commercial ports. In the city of Shanghai with around 26 million inhabitants, 47 diseases and 2631 cases without symptoms were found. All infected must be quarantined.
What next for the zero-Covid strategy? “One gets the impression that the authorities themselves do not know what the next step in the fight against Covid will be,” says Aldrovandi. There is often conflicting information. One thing is clear: older Chinese people in particular are not vaccinated enough. 2022 is an important year for the political leadership – the big party congress will take place in autumn and the party leadership will probably want absolute stability beforehand. The strike Covid strategy will probably be adjusted, but the correspondent assumes that it will not be abandoned entirely.