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China’s financial capital warned of a Covid-19 resurgence, bolstering testing capacity as cases reappear in the community and residents start to move around more freely after the easing of most lockdown curbs.
Shanghai reported seven new Covid infections outside of government-mandated quarantine sites for Thursday -- the highest tally of so-called community cases since authorities started to loosen restrictions last month after declaring an end to community spread. There were another three cases outside isolation on Friday.
Officials said there was a risk of the virus flaring again given the uptick in community infections since movement curbs were lifted for a majority of the population on Wednesday. The city will add more PCR testing booths, increase staff at the busiest sites and extend service times to meet residents’ needs, Xia Kejia, an official in charge of Shanghai’s Covid testing work, said at a briefing Thursday. Residents still need a recent negative test result to access public transport, enter shopping malls or go to the office.
The return of community spread raises the specter of a renewed crackdown, with China still devoted to its Covid Zero policy of keeping the virus out, even as most of the world accepts it as endemic.
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While seeking to reassure residents that the city is focused on returning to normal life, Wu Jinglei, the head of Shanghai’s municipal health commission, said “risks still exist that cases may rebound.” Authorities will “stick to the policy of dynamic zero” and strictly execute the prevention rules., he said, using Beijing’s name for its zero-tolerance Covid policy.
A man registers for a swab test at a testing booth in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai on June 1.
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New infections rose to 74 across China on Thursday, from 61 on Wednesday. Still, it’s a marked turnaround from the tens of thousands of cases reported daily in the first half of April, when Shanghai’s outbreak appeared to be spiraling out of control, triggering a city-wide lockdown that disrupted business and upended people’s lives.
The dramatic drop in nationwide infections from a peak of almost 30,000 in mid-April will be seen as vindication President Xi Jinping is charting the right course. China’s leader has made Covid Zero a cornerstone of his rule as he seeks an unprecedented third term at the Party congress due later this year. The original epicenter of the coronavirus, China has trumpeted what it sees as its triumph over the pathogen, with its zealous approach leading to one of the lowest death tolls in the world, especially compared to the U.S. with its more than 1 million fatalities.
Hefty PriceBut keeping the virus out -- especially in the face of more contagious and immune-evasive variants -- is exacting a hefty price, with the country shut off from the rest of the world and most economists predicting the nation will fail to meet its economic growth target this year. Factories have been shuttered for months in some cases, and supply chains snarled as China deploys a playbook of movement restrictions, mass testing and mandatory isolation of all Covid cases and their close contacts.
To help mitigate the economic and social upheaval of sticking with Covid Zero, the National Health Commission on Wednesday told local authorities not to “ arbitrarily” extend quarantine periods or impose Covid curbs in low-risk areas.
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As part of that bid to reduce the impact of Covid Zero, China is building the infrastructure to make testing for the virus routine. A network of tens of thousands of testing booths is being set up across the nation’s largest and most economically vital cities, with the goal of having residents always just a 15 minute walk away from a swabbing point. The pivot will allow cities like Beijing, Shanghai and tech hub Shenzhen to require tests as often as every 48 hours, with negative results needed to get on the subway, go to a tourist attraction, or even enter a store.
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By consistently testing its population, China will be able to find cases as soon as they emerge, potentially avoiding the need for economically crippling lockdowns and other more drastic curbs.
With testing becoming so central, the country’s health commission also asked local governments to step up oversight of testing labs and to ensure staff are properly trained after some violations were found.
Beijing has so far avoided a city-wide lockdown, with more targeted movement restrictions succeeding to rein in the outbreak there. Still, officials Friday said the risk of Covid spread in the capital remains, with unvaccinated elderly people most affected in the latest wave. There were two new infections reported as of 3pm local time on Friday.
China’s Covid Exit Hinges on Seniors Who Don’t Want Vaccines
Unlike many Western countries, China didn’t prioritize inoculating its older people first, leading to lower vaccination rates especially in those over the age of 80. It’s a key barrier to the country opening up, with most experts betting China will remain shuttered and wedded to Covid Zero at least until the Party congress later this year.
— With assistance by Peter Vercoe, and Daniela Wei
(Updates with warning in first paragraph; latest cases data from second.)
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Tong Daochi, who was named party chief for Sanya a few years after leaving the China Securities Regulatory Commission, was found to have taken more than 270 million yuan ($40 million) of bribes during his tenure in the southern city and at the regulator, when he offered individuals and companies assistance in stock listings, financing and other matters, according to the report.
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