Shanghai cautiously eases lockdown as deaths rise

Shanghai further eased its gruelling, weeks-long Covid-19 lockdown on Wednesday despite a mounting official death toll and tens of thousands of daily cases.

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Residents of a neighbourhood walk with their belongings while heading to board a bus during a Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown in the Jing'an district in Shanghai on April 19, 2022. -- Photo: Hector Retamal / AFP

2022-04-20 12:00:54

Shanghai further eased its gruelling, weeks-long Covid-19 lockdown on Wednesday despite a mounting official death toll and tens of thousands of daily cases.

China's largest city is ambling towards reopening as businesses and residents grow increasingly desperate over closures and food shortages.

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