The Latest Breaking News from Shanghai

‘Pearl lost its shine’: Shanghai expats eye exit over COVID rules

Outrage over draconian lockdowns is raising questions about city’s status as a global business hub.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2022

Covid lockdown fears spark panic buying in Beijing as largest district begins mass testing

Residents hope to avoid Shanghai-style shortages as Chinese authorities rush to stamp out outbreak in the capital

The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2022

'Shanghai was a lesson': Beijing residents hit the stores amid COVID lockdown fears

A mass COVID-19 testing order in Beijing's biggest district prompted residents in the Chinese capital to stock up on groceries, fearing they could be destined for a lockdown similar to that of Shanghai, which entered a fourth week of bitter isolation.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2022

Shanghai Covid Lockdown Threatens New Export Delays

Nearly a third of goods leaving the Port of Shanghai are held up due to a strict lockdown. The delays are set to exacerbate a supply chain crisis that has caused shortages and price rises across the world.

The News Lens · Apr 25, 2022

What Shanghai curbs say about China's future

After signalling that it was moving to a more nuanced Coivd-19 policy, Shanghai was pressured by the central government to lock down in late March, and has only just started to ease restrictions after almost one month. The official reason for this drastic policy shift is that citywide testing had…

Bangkok Post · Apr 24, 2022

Shanghai authorities fence off COVID-hit areas, sparking outrage

China’s most populous city, Shanghai, is battling the country’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak.

Al Jazeera · Apr 24, 2022

Beijing braces for rise in Covid cases amid outcry over Shanghai blockade

Official says Covid ‘spreading invisibly’ within capital as Shanghai residents complain about barriers at residential buildings

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022

Shanghai fences up Covid-hit areas, fuelling fresh outcry

SHANGHAI: Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of Covid-19 have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced much of the city's 25 million people indoors.

Bangkok Post · Apr 24, 2022

Shanghai erects metal barriers in fight against COVID-19

Volunteers and low-level government workers in Shanghai have erected metal barriers in multiple districts to block off small streets and entrances to apartment complexes, as China hardens its strict “zero-COVID” approach in the metropolis

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

China Covid Death Toll Rises

Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections. The world's second-largest economy has been struggling to stamp out its worst Covid-19 outbreak in two years with a playbook…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 24, 2022