China COVID-19: Shanghai reports 7,872 local cases on Sunday.
Beijing:
In a major escalation of COVID-19 restrictions amid a rise in cases of the Omicron variant, Beijing banned all restaurants, closed Universal Studios and asked residents to provide proof. about a negative Covid test to enter public places, a media report said.
The restrictions were introduced as a five-day Labor Day holiday got underway in the city on Saturday, CNN reported.
After mass testing, the closure of dozens of residential communities and the suspension of schools, Beijing further tightened restrictions at the start of the holiday season, the report said.
With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise at an alarming rate, the capital Beijing reported 51 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 and 4 asymptomatic cases on Sunday, media reported. Local media quoted the authorities as saying.
Many Beijing residents have rushed to stock up on food and daily necessities over the past week, fearing a Shanghai-style shutdown could cause shortages, CNN reported.
There is little holiday spirit this year in China, as the government doubles down on its zero-Covid policy to combat the country’s worst outbreak since Wuhan, the report says.
Many local governments have ordered residents not to leave their cities unless absolutely necessary and have introduced extended quarantine requirements for people arriving from areas where schools have been reported. case of COVID-19.
Meanwhile, in Shanghai, officials said on Sunday that community transmission in the city was “effectively controlled,” after more than a month of strict lockdowns that have left most of the 25 million The city’s residents must stay in their homes, the report said.
Shanghai reported 7,872 local cases on Sunday, continuing a general downtrend since April 13, officials said at a news conference, the officials said at a news conference. The city also reported 38 new deaths, the report added, bringing the total number of deaths from the current outbreak to 422.
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