New COVID-19 Cases in Shanghai Drop to Around 23,000... Some Areas Still Under Lockdown

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyunjung] The daily number of new COVID-19 infections in Shanghai, China, slightly decreased after a week, recording in the 23,000 range.

According to the National Health Commission of China on the 12th, the number of new infections in Shanghai the previous day was 23,342 (including 22,348 asymptomatic cases), down by 2,745 from the day before (October 10, 26,087 cases).

Shanghai partially lifted lockdowns from the previous day by dividing controlled areas into three levels: restricted zones, managed control zones, and defense zones, but many areas remain under control.

Bloomberg reported on the same day that most of the areas where lockdowns were lifted in Shanghai are located in the low population density outskirts of the city. It added, "While Shanghai is still struggling to contain the worst COVID-19 outbreak in China in two years, some quarantine measures have been eased. However, the number of confirmed cases on the 11th decreased compared to the previous day but remains significantly higher than two weeks ago (around 5,000 cases)."

Li Qiang, the Party Secretary of Shanghai, stated on the 11th via official social media (SNS) that Shanghai will maintain strict lockdown principles to control the outbreak.

Outside Shanghai, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, where mass nucleic acid (PCR) testing began for 15 million residents, 31 new infections were reported on the 11th, an increase from 11 cases the previous day. In Jilin Province, the number of infections decreased from the 900s on the 10th to the 700s on the 11th, and the region declared achievement of zero COVID.

The total number of infections across China was 24,546 (including 23,295 asymptomatic cases), halting the record-breaking streak of highest daily cases that had continued since the 4th.

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