Shanghai tightens COVID-19 lockdown, while Beijing continues testing
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 11:27 pm
https://www.reuters.com/business/health ... 022-05-09/
'Like a prison': Shanghai, Beijing ratchet up COVID restrictions
By Martin Quin Pollard and Brenda Goh
- Shanghai tells some to stay home, not receive deliveries
- Part of push to eliminate infections by late May -sources
- Chinese capital Beijing imposes tightest curbs so far
- Lawyers question legality of tough measures as anger grows
- China export growth weakest in two years, currency falls
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - China's two largest cities tightened COVID-19 curbs on Monday, fueling public angst and even questions about the legality of its uncompromising battle with the virus that has battered the world's second largest economy.
In Shanghai, enduring its sixth week of lockdown, authorities have launched a new push to end infections outside quarantine zones by late May, according to people familiar with the matter.
'Like a prison': Shanghai, Beijing ratchet up COVID restrictions
By Martin Quin Pollard and Brenda Goh
- Shanghai tells some to stay home, not receive deliveries
- Part of push to eliminate infections by late May -sources
- Chinese capital Beijing imposes tightest curbs so far
- Lawyers question legality of tough measures as anger grows
- China export growth weakest in two years, currency falls
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - China's two largest cities tightened COVID-19 curbs on Monday, fueling public angst and even questions about the legality of its uncompromising battle with the virus that has battered the world's second largest economy.
In Shanghai, enduring its sixth week of lockdown, authorities have launched a new push to end infections outside quarantine zones by late May, according to people familiar with the matter.