Shanghai eases Covid restrictions as two-month-long lockdown ends

Shanghai eases Covid restrictions as two-month-long lockdown ends Shanghai eased a range of Covid-19 restrictions on Wednesday in a step towards returning to normal after a two-month lockdown that confined residents of the megacity to their homes and battered China’s economy. Shanghai eased a range of Covid-19 restrictions on Wednesday in a step towards returning to normal after a two-month…

A Return to Travel After COVID-19 Lockdown: Adventures in Norway

A Return to Travel After COVID-19 Lockdown: Adventures in Norway When the pandemic hit in 2022, many of us disappeared overnight into a blur of lockdowns – a Groundhog Day of  Zoom calls, team meetings, daily scanning of infection and death rates, waiting for a vaccine and rarely leaving our homes. As a sinister silence enveloped cities, words like RNA, PCR, AZ, Moderna, Pfizer and Lateral Flow…

Most of Shanghai has ended virus spread, one million left in lockdown

Most of Shanghai has ended virus spread, one million left in lockdown Supermarkets, malls and restaurants were allowed to reopen Monday with limits on the numbers of people and mandated “no contact” transactions. Supermarkets, malls and restaurants were allowed to reopen Monday with limits on the numbers of people and mandated “no contact” transactions. Go to Source

‘There’s no why’: Shanghai rages at endless Covid lockdown

‘There’s no why’: Shanghai rages at endless Covid lockdown China insists on sticking to its zero-Covid strategy, and that has left most of Shanghai’s 25 million residents locked down for several weeks. China insists on sticking to its zero-Covid strategy, and that has left most of Shanghai’s 25 million residents locked down for several weeks. Go to Source

‘Stop asking why’: Shanghai tightens COVID lockdown

‘Stop asking why’: Shanghai tightens COVID lockdown Shanghai authorities were tightening the city-wide COVID lockdown they imposed more than a month ago, prolonging into late May an ordeal that China’s capital Beijing was desperate to avoid by turning mass testing into an almost daily routine. The commercial hub of 25 million was making a fresh push to bring case numbers outside the areas that…

In Pics: Life under lockdown in COVID-hit Shanghai

In Pics: Life under lockdown in COVID-hit Shanghai Stringent lockdown measures after the outbreak began in early March left the city#39;s 25 million people struggling with the loss of income, irregular food supplies, family separations and poor conditions in quarantine. Stringent lockdown measures after the outbreak began in early March left the city#39;s 25 million people struggling with the…

China: COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown

China: COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown Beijing, Apr 3: COVID-19 cases in China’s largest city of Shanghai are still rising as millions remain isolated at home under a sweeping lockdown. Health officials on Sunday reported 438 confirmed cases detected over the previous 24 hours, along with 7,788 Beijing, Apr 3: COVID-19 cases in China’s largest city of Shanghai are…