To avoid a hard landing, Shanghai has implemented a two-step lockdown and kept vital public infrastructure and transport operational. Flexibility and adaptability are key to ensuring the success of the ‘dynamic zero-Covid’ strategy; this is not the time to give up the fight.
HONG KONG, March 21 Hong Kong plans to relax some anti-Covid-19 measures next month, lifting a ban on flights from nine countries, reducing quarantine for arrivals from abroad and reopening schools. The moves, announced today by Chief Executive Carrie Lam, come after a backlash from businesses.
Asian countries imposed lockdown using a range of measures; The Philippines had one of the longest and strictest over two years, while India’s economic shutdown prompted an exodus of migrant workers.
HONG KONG, Feb 15 Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said today there were no plans for a citywide lockdown in the global financial hub but “surrendering to the virus” was not an option as authorities battle a surge of Covid-19 infections. Speaking at a weekly press briefing, Lam said she could.