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China relies on traditional medicine to fight COVID surge in Shanghai

Shanghai is distributing to residents millions of boxes of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), such as herbal products and flu capsules, which it says can treat COVID-19 in the battle to control its largest virus outbreak.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2022

U.S. consulate staff in China help Marines running low on rations

Generous colleagues helped out seven U.S. Marines at the U.S. consulate in Shanghai who were running out of fresh food because of a strict coronavirus lockdown, according to posts in private consulate message groups.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2022

Oil Rises as New Russia Sanctions Outweigh Demand Worries

Oil futures rose on Wednesday, paring early losses, as the threat of new sanctions on Russia raised supply concerns, countering fears of weaker demand following a build in US crude stockpiles and Shanghai's extended lockdown. Brent crude futures were up 49 cents, or 0.5%, at $107.13 a barrel as of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2022

China Reports 20,000 Daily Covid cases

China reported over 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic, with Shanghai the heart of the virus surge despite being in lockdown. The country's "zero-Covid" strategy has come under immense strain as cases spike. Until March, China had kept daily cases…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2022

Shanghai scrambles to secure food supplies as COVID lockdown hits

Residents in the major Chinese financial centre of Shanghai, with 26 million under lockdown, scrambled to secure food on Wednesday, with supermarkets shut and deliveries restricted amid another citywide COVID-19 testing programme.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2022

Shanghai residents face food shortages as lockdown extended due to rising COVID-19 cases

The Chinese megacity where 26 million people are in an extended lockdown is facing a food supply shortage and residents' frustration is growing.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

Shanghai to start another round of citywide COVID tests

Shanghai will ask all 26 million residents to take another round of COVID-19 tests, a city official said on Wednesday, adding that lockdown curbs would continue until the exercise is complete.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2022

Shanghai residents feel strain as lockdown extended indefinitely

People confined to their homes, unable even to take their dogs for a walk, and reliant on authorities for supplies.

Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2022

China’s extreme COVID lockdowns cause widespread suffering

The extreme measures are causing food shortages and disruptions in medical treatment.

Axios · Apr 5, 2022

Shanghai puts whole city on lockdown as Covid cases surge

Residents of China’s most populous city complain of government’s lack of organisation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022