The worst Covid-19 outbreak in China is over, with cases continuing to fall and all major cities relaxing restrictions.
The ebbing of the outbreak in Beijing has led to a decline in the number of infections. There are no widespread restrictions in the top 50 cities. Most public transport has resumed and most local cases have not been reported for the past three days.
A large outbreak in China is under control.
The China's National Health Commission shows a combination of symptoms and infections.
Public transport is still suspended in parts of the capital. There were three cases found outside of the system. Residential compounds have been locked down again while the city continues to reopen.
In China, the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant caused the government to put in place strict curbs on the spread of the disease. The country is still pursuing a zero-tolerance strategy to contain epidemics. Tracking the cases and curbs could offer insight into what regions may be vulnerable to disruption.
Covid-19 data for Sunday, June 5
Eighteen of China’s 31 mainland provinces had no cases in the past week, and no province had more than 20 cases a day on average
China reported 86 new infections overall on Sunday, with 49 of those in Inner Mongolia, where cases are rising. An area in the province bordering Mongolia went into “static mode“ on Saturday, with residents ordered to stay at home to contain the outbreak, according to state media.
Dandong in Jilin province, which borders North Korea and is a hub for trade with that country, reported 38 local infections over the the past two days. Donggang county in Dandong, where a port that facilitates 70% of North Korea’s foreign trade is located, has suspended public and non-essential private transport. However, the local government didn’t specify if port operations would be affected.
New confirmed cases
Previous day’s new cases
One day change in new cases
New cases in past week
China
86
88
-2
550
Shanghai
8
22
-14
119
China excluding Shanghai
78
66
12
431
Movement Indicators
As the outbreak has subsided people are going out more, at least locally, though not as much as year ago. Nationwide subway usage for the week ending June 4 in the top 11 cities was down 24% from the same time last year. Excluding Shanghai, ridership in China was down 6%.
People took almost 2.4 million rides on Shanghai’s subway on Saturday, well above the 30,000 of the previous Saturday. They took about 9.8 million subway rides on average each day in 2021.
Subway use in Beijing and Shanghai is still below average.
The data was compiled by Bloomberg.
The outbreak has hit people’s willingness to travel long distances, with passenger trips during the just ended holiday weekend down 40% from the same period in 2021, CCTV reported Sunday.
Affected Companies
While Shanghai is now reopening and all companies were to resume production from June 1, it will take a while for manufacturing and consumption in the city to return to normal.
Shanghai Braces for Long Road to Recovery as Lockdown Ends
Activity at the city’s port, which is the world’s largest, picked up in May but is still below the level before the lockdown. There will likely be a strong rebound in shipments from the port and the city’s airports over the next two weeks, state media reported Monday.
