Shanghai residents face sweltering heat for mass Covid testing

You residents in Shanghai queued in the stifling heat to carry out mandatory mass testing for Covid-19 on Tuesday (12), as persistent small outbreaks fueled anxiety.in in a cityin who is still recovering from the painful lockdown in two months suspended a few weeks ago.

The troublesome daily number in cases in the mall in 25 million in squatters and other outbreaks spread across China have also unnerved global financial markets in recent days, with investors wary of Covid restrictions.

The politics in China’s “zero tolerance” aims to eradicate all outbreaks promptly, against a global trend in coexist with the virus. The world’s second economy has already suffered severe damage from Covid’s sweeping restrictions in the second quarter, affectinginia in supplies and international trade.

the authoritiesins in Shanghai have repeatedly rejected talk of broader restrictions, relying on targeted confinements and relentless testing to contain outbreaks, which include infections with the highly transmissible Omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1.

But the groups in online chat used by residents to organize group purchases in needins basics during lockdown in April to May were buzzing again, with people exchanging advice about which items were out of stock in supermarkets.

“A nearby building has been sealed off and I’m thinking of stocking up on some in food,” said Wang Jie, a resident in Shanghai. “As soon as my boss allows me to work from home, I will pack my luggage for the night and leave in Shanghai.”

Most in 200 buildings were confined in Shanghaiwhich recorded 59 new cases in 11 in July, down from 69 the day before. All but three cases were already underinus in isolation.