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Shanghai vows punishment for COVID lockdown violators as cases hit 25,000

People pass edible oil over the barriers at a street market under lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

China's commercial capital, Shanghai, warned on Wednesday that anyone who violates COVID-19 lockdown rules will be dealt with strictly, while also rallying citizens to defend their city as its tally of new cases rebounded to more than 25,000.

The city police department spelled out the restrictions that most of the 25 million residents are facing and called on them to "fight the epidemic with one heart ... and work together for an early victory".

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