Shanghai partly resumes public transport in patchy reopening

SHANGHAI, 23 May 2022, (TON): Shanghai partially restarted public transport and set out new classifications for pandemic risk areas, signaling a gradual reopening after nearly two months sealed off from the outside world.

China’s largest city has been almost entirely locked down since April, when it became the epicenter of the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak since the early days of the pandemic.

Unlike other major economies, Beijing has dug in its heels on a strict zero pandemic approach that relies on stamping out clusters as they emerge, though this has become increasingly difficult with the infectious omicron variant.

But as new infections have slowed, Shanghai has cautiously eased restrictions, with some factories resuming operations and residents in lower-risk areas allowed to venture outdoors.

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