China rolls out biggest Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai

According to media sources, the Chinese government has launched the country’s biggest city-wide lockdown since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic amid a surge in new cases in the financial hub of Shanghai.

The lockdown will be split into two stages. The eastern side of the city will go under a new strict lockdown from March 28 until 1 April, and a similar lockdown will be launched in the western side from April 1 to April 5.

Accordingly, public transportation will be suspended and all public institutions and enterprises in the city will either halt operations or work from home.