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Residents in a locked down compound line up for Covid tests as Shanghai logs 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns. IMAGES
Residents in Shanghai take Covid tests while under lockdown. China reported over 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic, with Shanghai the heart of the virus surge despite being in lockdown. IMAGES
Shanghai residents gets haircuts and massages on the sidewalk, and wander around mostly-empty roads as they are released briefly from their Covid lockdowns as the city slowly starts to reopen. Some residents are given temporary entry-exit passes that allow them to leave their residential compounds for a few hours in a week, but remain locked down for the rest of the time.
Covid testing carries on in China's Shanghai as the 25-million strong city further eased its gruelling, weeks-long Covid-19 lockdown, despite a mounting official death toll alongside complaints of uneven enforcement. China's largest city is ambling towards reopening as businesses and residents grow increasingly desperate over closures and food shortages.
Residents at a residential compound in Shanghai under lockdown queue to take Covid-19 tests. China reported seven more Covid-19 deaths in Shanghai on Tuesday, as major firms such as Tesla forged ahead to resume production after a damaging weeks-long lockdown. IMAGES