Corona Cases: Increasing cases, 5-day lock-down in Shanghai tightened [TKB Health]

Shanghai, China’s most populous city, started the strictest lock-down after two years on Monday, but a day later the lock-down was tightened even more. The Chinese government on Tuesday further tightened the first phase of the two-phase COVID-19 lock-down, asking certain people to stay at home until they are tested positive as more than 4,400 cases are being reported every day. Residents to the east of Huangpu were imprisoned on Monday in their residential premises, but were allowed to move around the premises.

Special strategy made for investigation

On the second day of the lock-down in Shanghai, which has a population of 26 million, officials have drawn up a strategy to conduct special testing by dividing the city to the Huangpu River and the eastern financial and industrial district of Pudong. 4381 cases of corona have been reported in Shanghai. Although these figures are normal according to global standards.

17 thousand personnel did 8.26 million tests

City Health Commission official Wu Qianyu told that people have been requested not to leave their apartments even to  pets walk or throw garbage outside as part of nucleic acid testing. He told that a day earlier, 17,000 personnel in the city conducted 8.26 million tests. Wu said, “A large number of medical staff, community workers and volunteers worked very hard to come forward to prevent and control the epidemic.

People are asking for help through social media

According to the report of Reuters, the situation in China is such that people there are showing their frustration through social media platforms. People struggling for medical services are seeking help from relatives through the Weibo platform. However, China is imposing an effective lock-down to end the outbreak of the virus.

‘A big wave of Covid may come again’

Adrian Esterman, a specialist in bio statistics at the University of South Australia, claimed, “The situation in Australia and other countries in the world has become clear that lock-downs against Omicron are not effective, so a big wave may come right now.”

Illegal vehicles parked on the roads are being toed

Drone footage published by state media showed empty streets under skyscrapers in the city’s Lujiazui financial district. Public transport has been closed in the past. All illegal vehicles have been ordered to be cleared from the roads.

Administration apologized for lack of food

The city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin province in the northeast, apologized to its 8.5 million residents over food shortages caused by containment measures. At the same time, the Securities Times reported that the manufacturing center of Shenzhen is rapidly managing itself after the shutdown, although many companies are facing challenges.

Shanghai Disney Park and Tesla Plant Closed

In the second phase of the lock-down, there will be a five-day lock-down from Friday in the western areas of the Huangpu River. Offices and business establishments will remain closed and public transport services will also remain suspended. Shanghai Disney Park has also been closed. Automobile maker Tesla has also stopped production at its Shanghai plant.