The curfew was lifted in low-risk areas in Shanghai.
In the last 24 hours, 1082 cases were recorded in mainland China and 329 cases in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In Shanghai, where the quarantine measures implemented due to the Covid-19 lifted. The curfew was ended in low-risk areas where approximately 12 million people live.
Shanghai Health Commission Inspector Vu Ganyu said the outbreak was “effectively contained” for the first time.
Those living in settlements called “control zones,” where no cases have been detected in the last seven days, can leave their homes but cannot walk outside their areas, and mass events are not allowed in these areas.
The shutdown, which started on March 28 due to the epidemic triggered by cases carrying the Omicron variant in Shanghai, was extended indefinitely as the cases did not decrease.
Chinese administration aiming to “return to normal” by removing all restrictions in the city at the beginning of June.
