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Shanghai hits prized 'zero COVID' status but lockdown lingers

Shanghai achieved its long-awaited milestone of three consecutive days with no new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine zones on Tuesday but most residents will have to put up with confinement for a while longer before resuming more normal life.

Reuters

Shanghai reports 77 symptomatic, 746 asymptomatic COVID cases for May 16

The Chinese financial hub of Shanghai reported 746 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases for May 16, down from 869 a day earlier, data released on Tuesday showed.

Reuters

Parcel Deliveries Continue Dropping as Virus Restrictions Persist

Shanghai’s 90% plunge leads China slump as nationwide more than 1 billion fewer packages were distributed in April than in March

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China’s economic activity collapses under Xi’s COVID Zero policy

China’s economy is paying the price for the nation’s COVID Zero policy, with industrial output and consumer spending sliding to the worst levels since the pandemic began and analysts warning of no quick recovery.

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Report: Tesla's Plan To Restore Full Production In China Is Delayed A Week

The Tesla Giga Shanghai plant is slowly resuming and increasing production, but it might take more time than initially expected to achieve full scale again.

InsideEVs

Elon Musk's Confidence In China Happens To Be Reciprocal

Officials in Shanghai helped Tesla cart over 6,000 employees and supplier employees to their jobs to help the automaker re-open its factory following lockdowns.

InsideEVs

Two Carriers to Resume Domestics Flights Out of Shanghai This Week

Juneyao and Spring Airlines will restart passenger services to the cities of Kunming and Longyan

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China's economy takes a hit from Covid-19 lockdowns

New data shows China's economy cooled sharply in April, as many cities including Shanghai suffered Covid-19 lockdowns. Industrial output dropped nearly 3 percent compared to a year before, while retail sales slumped 11 percent. Meanwhile, global wheat prices jump after India announces a ban on exporting the grain due to…

France 24

China’s Shanghai aims to end COVID lockdown by June 1

Shanghai to phase out strict lockdown measures that have kept 26 million people at home for more than six weeks.

Al Jazeera

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.34% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.6%

Caixin Global

Most of Shanghai has ended virus spread, 1M left in lockdown

Authorities say most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus in the community and fewer than 1 million people remain under strict lockdown

The Independent UK

Shanghai targets June COVID lockdown exit as China economy slumps

Shanghai set out plans on Monday for the end of a painful COVID-19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks, heavily bruising China's economy, and for the return of more normal life from June 1.

Reuters

Shanghai aims for return to normal life from June 1

Shanghai aims to reopen broadly and allow normal life to resume from June 1, a city official said on Monday, after declaring that 15 of its 16 districts had eliminated cases outside quarantine areas.

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Shanghai aims to reopen more businesses shut down by COVID-19 lockdown, Beijing battles on

Shanghai will gradually begin reopening businesses such as shopping malls and hair salons in China's financial and manufacturing hub from Monday after weeks of strict coronavirus lockdown, while Beijing battles a small but stubborn outbreak.

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The Guardian - UK

China has avoided the grim US Covid toll. But at what cost?

Shanghai was once a symbol of modernity and openness. Xi’s ruthless strategy risks a very bleak future

The Independent UK

Some Shanghai businesses to reopen Monday, officials say

Shanghai officials say they will allow some businesses to reopen Monday, even while it remains unclear whether residents will be able to leave their homes

Reuters

Shanghai aims to reopen more COVID-shut businesses, Beijing battles on

Shanghai will gradually begin reopening businesses such as shopping malls and hair salons in China's financial and manufacturing hub from Monday after weeks in strict COVID-19 lockdown, while Beijing battles a small but stubborn outbreak.

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Spraying deemed 'pointless' against Covid

SHANGHAI: Leaving a fine mist of disinfectant in their wake, China’s hazmat-clad health workers are cleaning homes, roads, parcels and even people — but more than two years into the pandemic, experts say it is a futile measure against Covid-19.

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Reuters

Shanghai hunkers down for final COVID battle, Beijing outbreak stubborn

Shanghai was tightening its COVID-19 lockdown for what it hoped would be the final week of its battle with the virus before it could gradually begin to ease restrictions, while Beijing kept fighting its much smaller but persistent outbreak.

France 24

Locked down Shanghai aims to eliminate Covid over the next week

Shanghai has been under complete lockdown for six weeks now. Around 26 million inhabitants have been confined to their homes and the government has been adamant in its pursuit of zero Covid cases.

ABC News

Australians leave expat life in Shanghai due to harsh COVID lockdown measures

Vivian and her family have left their expatriate life in Shanghai, where millions of people have been in strict lockdowns due to COVID-19. She says she is lucky to be able to escape, but many are still struggling to leave.

Los Angeles Times

Troubles mount in China ahead of Xi's bid to stay in power

TAIPEI, Taiwan — When Xi Jinping strode into the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in the winter, waving and bundled in a black jacket and mask, hundreds of Chinese spectators and performers cheered in what was meant to be the start of a victorious year for their nation's president.

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League of Legends team forced to replay matches they won after technical fault

In a post, Riot explained that the consistent 35 ping from Shanghai was meant to be matched in Busan for teams playing against RNG. Unfortunately, the emulation of this ping level in Busan was not consistent, leading to teams having variable ping against RNG.

The Times of India

As Shanghai nears end of lockdown, China's Covid angst grows

BEIJING: After six weeks of confining people to their homes, enduring food shortages and the constant fear of being forcibly hauled away, Shanghai's lockdown appears to have an end date. But China's increasingly fraught battle with Covid-19 is far from over.

France 24

China doubles down: Can Xi Jinping stick to zero-Covid policy?

Can China have it both ways? Can it keep out Covid-19 and maintain robust growth in the run-up to a crucial Communist Party congress in the autumn, one that could make Xi Jinping president for life? Beijing seems to think the answer is yes as it doubles down on coronavirus…

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