Just a week after the cities celebrated the easing of restrictions, they were hit with new lock downs, shutdowns and mass testing drives.
In response to the worst outbreak of the Pandemic in China, Beijing imposed a number of restrictions, including a work-from- home order and venue and public transport shut downs. Both have begun easing restrictions in the last week, with authorities praising the containment of the Omicron variant outbreak.
On Thursday both cities went back on high alert for Covid cases, with the shut down of entertainment venues in Beijing and the lock down of millions of people in the city of Shanghai. Residents were alarmed and frustrated by the return to restrictions.
The president ordered officials to coordinate epidemic prevention with economic and social development, and to overcome some of the difficulties, according to the state media. According to the report, the president made the remarks during his visit to southwestern China.
Persistence is a victory. We must unswervingly adhere to the general policy of 'dynamic clearing', strengthen confidence, eliminate interference, overcome paralysing thoughts, and pay close attention to the key tasks of epidemic prevention and control.
mass quarium centers for people considered close contacts are often far removed from being a neighbour in the same building. China's economy has been affected by it.
According to experts, China will not be able to meet its economic growth target of 5.5% this year as businesses are forced to shut down due to viruses.
About 14 million people were ordered to be tested this week. Some residents were sent notices detailing two days of confinement and 12 days of testing, as well as being ordered to stay inside until the project is finished.
In Minhang district, a lock down was put in place. There were new barricades around some buildings. Hundreds of thousands of people are still unable to leave their homes, and a city health official said Thursday that residents in seven districts need to be tested for STDs.
The official told them not to be slack or let down.
Reports of crowded grocery stores as people stocked up on essentials just days after celebrating a return to a more normal life caused alarm and unease in the area.
The Red Rose is a popular beauty salon in the former French Concession area of the Xuhui district. The paper reported that the shop had served over 500 customers from 15 districts in the last eight days.
One Weibo user asked when this would end. I would like to have a normal life.
I don't know what else we can do to prevent infectious diseases. We worry every day. There must be infectious diseases if there are people. I face death and old age. What do you think?
People were told to wait for the epidemic to clear before they went out. People who caught the virus were blamed.
I don't understand why anyone would scold the people who are infectious. One person said that they did not violate the law.
A total of 73 new infections were reported in China on Friday.
The story was contributed to by the news agency.
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