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Covid: Locked-down Shanghai residents barter for what money can't buy

For many of Shanghai's 25 million residents, the city's strict Covid lockdown has made procuring food and daily necessities a struggle money can't resolve.

China reports 2,999 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases

China on Wednesday reported 2,999 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.Of these new locally transmitted cases, Shanghai reported 2,573 cases, Xinhua reported.China's financial hub, Shanghai, has been facing the worst COVID-19 outbreak and has been desperately seeking medical care and basic supplies like food.Shanghai authorities have imposed draconian lockdown measures since March that have locked 25 million residents in their homes.On April 3, the Chinese government announced the deployment of thousands of military personnel to Shanghai to assist in the mandatory testing of all 25 million residents for the virus that causes Covid-19.On April 4, Shanghai authorities said the city would indefinitely remain under lockdown - meaning that residents are not allowed to leave their homes, as it reviews the results of the mass Covid testing.Meanwhile, horrifying videos have emerged showing Shanghai residents screaming from their windows

Shanghai logs 25,000 Covid-19 cases; vows action on lockdown violators

The financial hub is under huge pressure to try to contain China's biggest Covid outbreak since the coronavirus was first discovered in the city of Wuhan in late 2019

Amid Covid curbs, iPhone maker suspends operations at two plants in China

China has been put under a strict lockdown since March, with the country witnessing its biggest Covid-19 outbreak since the coronavirus was discovered in late 2019 in the city of Wuhan

Indian Consulate in Shanghai closes in-person services due to Covid crisis

The Indian Consulate in Shanghai has announced the suspension of in-person consular services as China's gleaming business hub with 26 million people struggled with mounting COVID-19 cases

China defends measures amid growing criticism on 'zero-Covid policy'

China on Tuesday defended its coronavirus measures that reportedly have resulted in hardship in several Chinese cities including the global financial hub Shanghai.

Oil falls 4% to below $100 per barrel on worsening China demand outlook

Brent crude for June delivery was down $3.93, or 3.8 per cent, at $98.85 a barrel by 1130 GMT

Oil drops below $100 on reserves release and China lockdowns

IEA members to release 60 mn barrels over 6 months; US producers added 13 oil rigs in week to April 8

Shanghai eases lockdown in some areas despite record Covid infections

Move to categorise residential areas promises some relief as complaints continue about tough curbs, enforced quarantine; Sunday's asymptomatic infections at record daily high of 25,173

Shanghai residents question human cost of China's Covid quarantines

From March 1 to April 9, China's financial hub reported some 180,000 locally transmitted infections, 96% of which were asymptomatic

Shanghai hospital bears the brunt of China's Covid-19 response

Multiple patients have died at the Shanghai Donghai Elderly Care hospital, relatives of patients told The Associated Press

Covid-19 pandemic: Shanghai's locked down elite join grocery hunt

The circulation of Xu's post reflects that food shortages are hitting the city's high-earners after middle-class residents have been struggling for weeks

Shanghai widens COVID testing as other Chinese cities impose curbs

Beijing intervened in Shanghai after the failure of its effort to isolate Covid by locking the city down in stages

Shanghai's Covid lockdown risks becoming biggest crisis of Xi's tenure

The struggle to obtain daily necessities like food and medical care has triggered rare pushback from residents, with some saying the Communist Party's cure is worse than the disease

Shanghai becomes new Covid-19 epicentre with consistent record cases

Shanghai has become Covid-19 epicentre as it set a record of six-straight days of logging around 20,000 cases, as the city ramped up mass testing to tackle the rapid spread of the Omicron variant

Shanghai starts new round of mass testing as Covid-19 cases surge

Shanghai, China's largest city with over 26 million has started a new round of mass testing after the metropolis added 17,007 new Covid infections, setting a daily record for the fifth consecutive day

Shanghai eases child separation policy but extends Covid lockdown

The lockdown of China's most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has since been expanded to confine practically all of its 26 million residents at home

Covid outbreak 'extremely grim' in China as Shanghai extends lockdown

The Covid-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains extremely grim amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 million people to their homes, a city official said Tuesday

China sends doctors, military to test 26 mn Shanghai residents for Covid

Multiple provinces such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Beijing have sent healthcare workers to the megapolis.

Shanghai completes testing 26 mn people as China reports new Covid variant

Shanghai completed nucleic acid tests of its over 26 million residents, and perhaps the world to stem COVID-19 surge, while another city Suzhou reported a new variant of coronavirus.