Shanghai Relaxes Covid Testing Requirements as Case Numbers Fall
Police check motorists during a Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai on May 27.
Photographer: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
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Shanghai will loosen Covid test requirements for people who enter public places as the city tries to restore a sense of normalcy after a two-month lockdown of the city’s 25 million population.
Residents will be required to hold a negative nucleic acid test result taken within 72 hours of entering public spaces or using public transportation from June 1, the municipal government said at a briefing on Sunday. The previous requirement was for people to be screened within 48 hours.