Shanghai to resume normal life, production from June 1

People enjoy a moment of leisure in the Bund area of Shanghai May 28, 2022 as the city recovers from a prolonged COVID outbreak. (PHOTO / IC)

Shanghai will fully resume production and normal daily life from Wednesday, the city’s government announced Tuesday.

Residents in low-risk areas should not be prevented from leaving and entering the communities they live in, noted Zong Ming, vice-mayor of Shanghai, during a press briefing.

Shopping malls, supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies and wet markets will resume offline business in accordance with epidemic control protocols.

Postal and courier services will be free to reopen their disposal centers and terminal outlets, as well as gradually resuming delivery of personalized products.

Indoor public venues, including cinemas, theaters, museums, and gymnasiums, will not resume operations at this stage, added Zong Ming, vice-mayor of Shanghai

"Starting on Wednesday, grade-A tourist spots will be reopened with reservation requirements and limits to tourist numbers. Parks will also be opened but their operational hours must be staggered and visitor numbers limited," said Zong.

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Indoor public venues, including cinemas, theaters, museums, and gymnasiums, will not resume operations at this stage, she added.

Public transport in the city, including buses, metro lines and ferries, will resume full operations. Taxis and vehicles engaged in online hailing services can also resume operations.

"Private cars from low-risk areas can also go on the road and travel across all the city's 16 districts," said Xing Peiyi, chief traffic police officer at the Shanghai Public Security Bureau.

Normal operations of train services to and from Shanghai will also resume.

"The passenger capacity rates on international flights departing Shanghai will be allowed to increase, and the number of domestic flights coming to and from Shanghai at its two airports will be gradually increased as well," said Liu Bin, deputy director of the Shanghai Transport Commission.

The authorities reiterated that all the individuals entering public venues and taking public transport must produce the negative result of a nucleic acid test taken within 72 hours prior to entry.

"The number of daily infections has decreased to two digits, and the population in lockdown communities has shrunk to fewer than 200,000. The epidemic wave has been brought under effective control and the situation continues to improve," she said.

Shanghai registered nine COVID-19 confirmed cases and 22 asymptomatic infections Monday. Cases of both types were all found among quarantine and lockdown populations.
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