Coronavirus: Shanghai adds Covid-19 test data to transit passes as city prepares for reopening after seven weeks of lockdown
- Daily infections declined to their lowest since March 20, with new cases falling 15.8 per cent in the previous 24 hours to 719
- Symptomatic cases retraced by 14.6 per cent to 82, while one death was reported
Shanghai’s authorities will add Covid-19 test data to the city’s transport passes to ease any bottlenecks involved in screening commuters for the virus, as daily infections and fatalities data continued to decline.
Daily infections declined to their lowest since March 20, with new cases falling 15.8 per cent in the previous 24 hours to 719, according to data released on Thursday. Symptomatic cases retraced by 14.6 per cent to 82, while one death was reported.
The tentative steps towards keeping the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19 at bay boosted the confidence of Shanghai’s authorities, as they prepared to allow 273 bus routes and four of the 19 subway lines in the city of 25 million residents to reopen on Sunday.
The government is also allowing more manufacturers and key industries to open for business, taking steps to ease the strain on one of the world’s most vital supply chains, which has disrupted global production as far away as Japan, Southeast Asia and Europe.
