Beijing and Shanghai are still trying to get a grip on covid-19
Will mass testing and “micro-lockdowns” be enough?
Since june 1st, when the authorities in Shanghai lifted a months-long lockdown, many aspects of life in the city have returned to normal. The once-deserted freeways around China’s financial hub are again full of traffic. The workers who moved into their offices during April and May have at last returned home. The number of cases of covid-19 found outside quarantine has dropped to single digits.
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “The new normal”
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