The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its 20 subway lines Sunday as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks.
Shanghai plans to gradually restore cross-district public transport starting from Sunday under strict epidemic prevention and control measures, while giving priority to routes connecting airports, railway stations and major hospitals, Shanghai s Deputy Mayor Zhang Wei said on Thursday.
The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its 20 subway lines Sunday as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks.
China's lockdown in Shanghai is loosening after an outbreak of COVID killed 580 people. Millions of residents were confined to their homes for weeks, reporting shortages of food and medicine.