Shanghai Lockdown Exit Delayed by Stubborn Community Spread
- Infections continue to appear outside strict quarantine system
- Beijing will extend restrictions put in place during holiday
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Shanghai’s final exit from a punishing five-week lockdown is being delayed by Covid-19 infections persistently appearing in the community, despite China’s hard-line strategy of isolating all positive cases and their close contacts.
While total cases in the financial hub keep falling -- 4,982 infections were reported for Tuesday, down from 5,669 on Monday -- community spread remains stubbornly present. After briefly hitting zero late last week, the count has bounced back to more than 50 a day this month.