Almost 22.5 million people, or 90 per cent of Shanghai’s population, currently live in low-risk “precautionary zones,” can leave their compounds and ride on public transport which has been mostly restored.
Local authorities are not letting up their vigilance, with the district government of Pudong ordering all 5.7 million residents within their jurisdiction to be tested for Covid-19 on Friday.
No cases were discovered in low-risk unguarded zones, indicating that the mainland’s commercial and financial capital is able to limit infections to only people in quarantine.
Faced with the mixed results, Shanghai’s health authorities are not letting up, even if more manufacturers and public services have been allowed to resume operations.
The fourth straight day without new Covid-19 infections in low-risk, unguarded zones keeps the mainland’s commercial and financial hub on track for a phased easing of restrictions.