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Added on the 29/05/2022 13:31:03 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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
Workers in PPE test residents, including elderly and children, in a locked-down Shanghai residential district. Shanghai, a city of 25 million and China's economic engine room, has become the heart of the country's biggest outbreak since the peak of the first virus wave in Wuhan over two years ago, rattling the country's adherence to a strict zero-Covid policy. Residents locked down since early April have complained of food shortages and over-zealous officials forcing them into state quarantine, as authorities rush to construct tens of thousands of beds to house Covid-19 patients with daily infections topping 20,000. 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
The streets are quiet on Sunday in Shanghai as China reports 13,146 Covid cases, the highest since the peak of the first wave more than two years ago. IMAGES
Images show closed Covid booths in Beijing as cases surge in the Chinese capital. The country is navigating a rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy, unwinding years of hardline restrictions. IMAGES
Protesters gather near the Liangma river in central Beijing to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. IMAGES