Shanghai districts face mass Covid testing round during Jul 26-28

SHANGHAI ordered residents across 9 of the city’s districts and some smaller areas to do Covid-19 tests over Jul 26-28, the city government said, as sporadic local cases kept emerging in the Chinese commercial hub.

Shanghai lifted a 2-month lockdown in June but has registered double-digit daily cases in recent weeks.

Officials rely on repeated mass testing rounds to identify infections that they quickly quarantine to prevent further spreading, in line with China’s “dynamic zero” strategy which demands that each flare-up be contained as quickly as possible.

The fresh testing drive, during which residents in the districts must go through 2 Covid-19 tests over the 3-day period, came after several similar ones earlier this month. City-wide, residents have to get tested at least once a week to maintain access to public venues and transports. REUTERS