Published: March 29th, 2022,
Last updated: March 29th, 2022
Standing in line for mass tests and take-out meals only: Shanghai’s 26 million citizens are coming to terms with the state of emergency. Starting Monday, the city government had surprisingly ordered a lockdown to stop the spread of Sars-CoV-2. After Omicron gained a foothold in the densely populated metropolis, concerns grew that the city could suffer a similar fate to Hong Kong. On Sunday alone, 3450 asymptomatic Covid cases were reported in Shanghai. Public life is being shut down in two stages until April 5 due to the rising number of new Covid infections. Bridges and tunnels have already been closed and highway traffic restricted.