Covid-19 cases in Shanghai

Chinese President Xi Jinping is wedded to a zero-Covid policy. Photo: AFP
22 May 2022
Protests bubbling in big cities, dismal economic indicators and rampant discontent online...
Workers and volunteers look on in a compound where residents are tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus during the second stage of a pandemic lockdown in Jing' an district in Shanghai on April 4, 2022. Photo: AFP
07 April 2022
China reported more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally...
A general view shows empty streets during the second stage of a Covid-19 lockdown in the Yangpu district in Shanghai on April 1, 2022. Photo: AFP
03 April 2022
Shanghai residents voiced growing frustration on Friday at confusion over a week of snap...
A woman drives a scooter down a quiet street in Yangpu distric, in Shanghai on March 28, 2022. Photo: AFP
28 March 2022
Millions of people in China's financial hub were confined to their homes on Monday as the...
Health workers wearing protective gear prepare equipment before testing people for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a compound in Shanghai on March 23, 2022. Photo: AFP
27 March 2022
Shanghai on Saturday recorded a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, but a member of the city's...
Police officers and medical staff members wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) are seen outside a residental area that is under restrictions following a recent coronavirus outbreak in Shanghai on November 26, 2021. – that is under restrictions following a recent coronavirus outbreak in Shanghai on November 26, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
28 November 2021
Hundreds of flights were cancelled, some schools shut and tour groups suspended on Friday...