Shanghai declares that it achieved a “zero covid” rate but millions remain confined

The city of Shanghai declared on Tuesday that it achieved a “zero covid” rate in all its districts, causing ridicule on social media as millions of people remain confined in the largest city in the country. China.

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The government’s insistence on maintaining its policy to quell the outbreak caused by the omicron variant generated unusual protests against the authority in the face of prolonged confinement and food shortages and distribution problems.

“The 16 districts of Shanghai they have already achieved zero covid at the community level,” Health Manager Zhao Dandan told reporters on Tuesday.

This implies that the nearly 1,000 infections recorded on Tuesday were detected outside the quarantined areas, city authorities said.

Deputy Mayor Chen Tong announced on Sunday that a phased reopening would begin this week, without specifying a timetable.

But millions of people in Shanghai they were still confined to their residential complexes on Tuesday.

The strategy “zero covid” that China promotes includes a strict closing of the borders, long quarantines, massive tests for the population and the imposition of confinements.

This Tuesday’s announcement was received with sarcasm on social networks due to the maintenance of the confinement.

“If society achieved a level of zero covidWhy can people in Songjiang district only go out every other day?” said a Weibo user.

Another netizen asked if that wasn’t a “Shanghai from a parallel universe.

Chinese media on Tuesday released images of a crowd of people queuing in front of one of China’s main railway stations. Shanghai after resumption of service.

However, the inhabitants cannot leave the city without an authorization and after undergoing various tests.

Source: Elcomercio

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