In Shanghai, the administration has strictly arrested thousands of people who broke the COVID rules, although the government-controlled media did not give their numbers.
Corona continues to wreak havoc in China. The first death has been recorded during the lockdown in the city of Shanghai here. The biggest concern is that about 25 million people are forced to remain imprisoned in their homes. At the same time, according to the local health ministry, about 22 thousand cases have been reported here in the last 24 hours. Earlier on Saturday, 21,582 cases were registered in Shanghai city. Whereas on Friday, 23,000 new cases of COVID infection were registered. On Thursday, the number was 27,000. Shanghai is the city most affected by COVID after Wuhan since the start of the epidemic. According to the way the cases are coming, it seems that in the coming days, Corona may create havoc in China this time.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Caixin, and other local media, three elderly people in Shanghai have died due to the Omicron variant. Although till now, no official death has been reported. The age of all of them is said to be 89 to 91 years.
In Shanghai, 25 million people are forced to remain imprisoned in homes. Despite a large number of tests, the infection could not be controlled. After Wuhan, where the maximum corona infection has spread in China, then it is the city of Shanghai. According to the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, infection with the Omicron variant is on the rise, infecting anyone from a newborn to a 100-day-old.
87 out of 100 cities in China currently have strict rules of lockdown or quarantine. This is affecting the Chinese economy as well as the global supply chain.
He Xiaopeng, CEO of China’s electric vehicle maker Xapeng, said that if the situation in Shanghai does not normalize soon, the production of vehicles across China will come to a standstill. Shanghai is the largest trading center in China. The global supply of parts from iPhones to electric vehicles has been severely affected due to the lockdown.