On Monday, March 28, Shanghai was divided into two zones. All because of the record number of COVID-19 cases. The city is at the center of the country’s latest wave of infection. Earlier, the Chinese authorities boasted of an exemplary plan to fight the pandemic.
A record 3450 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Shanghai on Sunday, which is almost 70 percent. all cases across the country.
The city authorities denied that Shanghai would be closed on Saturday, but a day later it was announced that the city would be divided into two zones. The lockdown on the right bank of Huangpu, including the Pudong modern business center, will last until the end of March. The left bank areas will be closed from April 1 to April 5.
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The main part of the fight against COVID-19 is to suspend public transport traffic, close bridges and tunnels on the river, and reduce traffic on highways. Moving people less in a city of 26 million is expected to help screening residents.
Traffic controls will be introduced on highways entering and exiting the city and leaving the city will be required to provide evidence of a negative molecular test within the last 48 hours.
COVID-19 has returned to China
Earlier, the Chinese authorities boasted of an exemplary plan to fight the pandemic. The quarantine center in the city of Shijiazhuang was proudly displayed, where a large camp for the infected was built on 44 hectares. In October 2021, Bloomberg reported that China had ordered city councils to build camps with at least 20 rooms for every 10 people. residents.
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For two years, the number of coronavirus infections in China remained similarly low on March 10, the sense of control faded. 790 new cases of COVID-19 were then reported, and this was only the beginning of a surge in the number of infections. Three days later, there were 2142 cases, and five days later – 3387. On March 19, there was a record of infections in China since the start of the pandemic – 3613 were reported.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 144 have been officially confirmed in the country so far. coronavirus infections. 4638 people lost their lives.
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