Shanghai records more than 26,000 COVID cases, as the outbreak continues to spread.
The city extends its lockdown, for the greater population of 25million people. Schools are also closed due to the calamity.
The new cases of infections 26,087 infections were reported in the Chinese financial capital, on Sunday. The pandemic is favoring the new wave of extremity there.
According to municipal government data, 95 percent of the cases involved people who were already in isolation. Previously, there were 9,006 cases on April 3, yet the total has increased massively.
The figures have risen despite the city’s decision to lock down its people in order to reduce transmission, which began on March 28 in the eastern section of the city, which is home to the financial area and various industrial parks. On April 1, residents from the west joined them.
The population is highly frustrated as it has gotten difficult for them to buy food and supplies. The medical care of people is at risk. And there is no hope for lifting these restrictions, any sooner.
In Guangzhou, the southern city, a series of restrictions have been imposed after local officials warned that the 20 cases discovered in the latter half of last week could be peripheral, and Omicron is likely to have already spread through heavily populated areas.
Two districts have blocked indoor entertainment venues, while the city has closed schools until April 17 and will undertake mass testing. People leaving Guangzhou must also have a negative nucleic acid test result within 48 hours of departing.
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