Covid in China : Shanghai To Impose Phased Lockdown

Shanghai will lock down each half of the mega city in turns from Monday to conduct mass tests for Covid-19 as authorities scramble to control the worst outbreak of the disease.

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Surge in COVID 19 cases recently in Shanghai

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