China's largest city has decided to impose a two-phase lockdown
On Sunday, China's largest city Shanghai witnessed an massive surge in Covid-19 cases with over 3,500 new infections. The threat in the region mounted as most of these cases turned out to be asymptomatic which means people who tested positive for the coronavirus were not showing any symptoms of Covid-19.
According to the reports, a record 3,450 asymptomatic Covid cases were reported in Shanghai on Sunday, accounting for nearly 70 per cent of the nationwide number.
On Monday, city government said that there were as many as 50 cases in total.
Meanwhile, China has reported more than 56,000 confirmed cases across the nation this month, with the surge in Jilin accounting for most of them.
The city government in Shanghai has decided to lock down the region in a phased manner for testing beginning Monday morning and ending April 1.
On Monday, Shanghai's latest citywide Covid-19 testing is aimed at completely eliminating potential hidden risks and clearing all cases as soon as possible, said Wu Fan, a local epidemic expert, at a news conference.
To “curb the virus spread, protect people’s life and health, and achieve the dynamic zero-Covid target as soon as possible,” Shanghai launched a planned two-stage lockdown of the city of 26 million people on Monday.
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