COVID-19 outbreak in The largest city in China of Shanghai remains ‘Very bleak’ amid the ongoing lockdown trapping nearly 26 million people people for them homesa city official Tuesday said.
Director of Shanghai business group on The state quotes on epidemic control, Gu Hongwei media By saying that fascism in The city It was “still working at a high standard”.
“The situation is very bleak,” Joe said.
China sent more 10,000 health workers from all over the country to help cityincluding 2000 of militaryand the population is collectively tested, some of who have been imprisoned down for weeks.
Most of East Shanghai, which was supposed to reopen last Friday, and remained closed down for along way with the West half of The city.
Officials will reassess preventive measures after results of the exams on everyone city Joe said the population is being analyzed.
“Before that, citizens are asked to continue to follow current Lockdown and stay measures in they homes Except for Joe said.
I mentioned Shanghai more More than 73,000 positive cases of COVID-19 since the resurgence of highly contagious omicron variant in March.
Shanghai recorded 13,354 more cases on Monday – the vast majority of them asymptomatic – bring city’s total to more More than 73,000 ago latest wave of The infection started last Month. No deaths have been attributed to the outbreak caused by the omicron variant BA.2, which is a lot more contagious but also Less lethal than the previous Delta breed.
A separate outbreak continues in Northeastern Province of Jilin and the capital, Beijing also experienced nine additional cases, just one of them without symptoms. Workers shut down Whole shopping center in The city where the case was detected.
While China vaccinated rate Hovering around 90%, domestically produced inactivated virus vaccines are weaker than mRNA vaccines such as those produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna used abroad, as well as in Chinese territory of Hong Kong and Macau. Vaccination rates among the elderly also much less than population As a whole, with just around half of those over 80 fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, complaints arose in Shanghai over Difficulties in obtaining food and daily necessities, and shortages of Medical personnel, volunteers and family in isolation Dozens of wards of Thousands are kept for Note.
Shanghai transformed an exhibition hall and other facilities into a huge isolation The centers are people with There are mild symptoms or no symptoms in Sea of Temporarily separated beds.
Gu said about 47,700 beds available for covid-19 patients, with 30,000 more beds to be ready soon. It wasn’t clear how It was many family available for put patients under observation, who number more from 100,000 according to city health authorities.
Reports and videos fueled public outrage posted on Internet Documents death of nurse who Denied admission to her hospital under COVID-19 restrictions, infants separated parents.
Rotation of Screenshots showing multiple babies saved in Children’s beds city clinical public health center paid for issue statement says the children They were so well taken care of in the operation of is transferred to new facility when the footage was taken.
at virtual Monday city council meeting, US Consulate in Shanghai warned of possible family Separation amid lockdown but said it was “too limited ability” for intervene in such cases.
Concern is growing about the potential economic impact on China financial capital, also A major shipping and manufacturing center. Most public Transportation has been suspended and non-essential businesses closed, despite airports and train stations remain Open and city port and some major industries such as car Factories continue to operate.
international events in The city has been canceled and three out of Five foreign companies with operations in Shanghai say they cut this year’s sales forecast, according to a survey last A week by the American Chamber of Commerce. third of 120 companies that responded to the survey said they had delayed their investments.
Despite these growing concerns, public frustration, China says She sticks to her hard-line plan.zeroTolerance ‘which enforces blanket and mandatory lockdowns and testing isolation of All suspected cases and contacts.
