In China, cases of corona virus (Covid-19) infection have started increasing once again. In view of this, China has announced a two-phase lockdown in its financial center and Shanghai, a city with a population of 26 million people. China said that during this lockdown period, the residents of the city would be extensively tested for COVID and the infected persons would be sent to Quarantine.
The City Administration of Shanghai has mainly divided the city into two parts. A strict lockdown has been imposed in Pudong and surrounding areas of Shanghai from Monday to Friday. In the second phase, a five-day lockdown will be imposed in the rest of the city from Friday.
During the lockdown, corona tests will be done on a large scale of the residents of the city. Local people will have to stay at home. Offices and shops will remain closed and public transport services will also remain suspended. Shanghai’s Disney theme park has also been closed. Please note that Shanghai is the largest city in China.
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56,000 corona cases found this month
In China this month, more than 56,000 corona infection cases were reported across the country. Most of these cases have been reported in the north-eastern province of Jilin. On Saturday, 47 new cases were reported in Shanghai. Wu Junyu, infectious disease specialist at China’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC), said, ‘China is following a policy of strict tolerance towards COVID. Under this, large-scale investigation including lockdown and close contact investigation, sending the suspect to home isolation or government center is included.
impact on China’s economy
Shanghai is also known as the financial capital of China. In such a situation, a total of nine days of lockdown in Shanghai in two phases is said to be a big blow to the Chinese economy. At the same time, with the increasing cases of corona in China, economic activities are being disrupted in the whole country, this will also have an impact on China’s economy and GDP. In China, 87 percent of the population has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
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