Shanghai’s Puxi on Friday entered a “pause,” with its iconic landmarks such as the Bund, Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street closed temporarily; and mass COVID-19 nucleic acid screenings will be conducted for over 16 million residents covering 12 districts in the area within four days.
At a press conference on Thursday, Shanghai authorities said they failed to thoroughly prepare for the recent outbreak that’s been battering the city. The authorities said previous epidemic prevention and control measures were not fully implemented, and the city has upgraded the directing mechanism and established six special working groups to focus on specific tasks to strengthen efforts.