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Shanghai lockdown: China spending and employment hit: Official figures also showed the world's second largest economy grew at a faster pace than expected.
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China tries to cover lockdown strains on Shanghai’s front-line workers: When reports surface of frustrated officials or workers wanting to resign over the stress ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/18/shanghai-china-covid-xi-media/

Lockdowns in Shanghai: "Is it okay if I die?": Curfews, mass tests and quarantine: China is working against the corona wave with the same means as in 2020 ...
handelsblatt.com/politik/international/corona-lockdown-chaos-in-schanghai-ist-das-in-ordnung-wenn-ich-sterbe-/28259136.html
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Paid articlePaywall JB Hunt says Shanghai’s lockdown will spell trouble for US ports again in July: JB Hunt executives told investors that the Shanghai lockdown, combined with labor ...
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Reuters Top News: LIVE: Hong Kong students protest over China COVID curbs
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Shanghai lockdown's punishing cost on businesses: Hairdresser Martin Li, who had to close his salon, was one of many business owners who suffered.
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Ouch! Is it all over for the underwired bra?: Lockdowns saw us switch to crop tops or even going braless. Will we ever go back to the discomfort of underwiring?
theguardian.com/fashion/2022/may/27/is-it-all-over-for-the-underwired-bra

'I'm very anxious': China's lockdowns leave millions out of work: New York Times: As lockdowns extend, millions are concerned about missing wages.
nytimes.com/2022/05/05/business/china-shanghai-covid-lockdown-economy.html

Panic-buying in Beijing as COVID cases spark fears of Shanghai-style lockdown: Online and brick-and-mortar grocery stores have sold out of fresh food ...
smh.com.au/world/asia/panic-buying-in-beijing-as-covid-cases-spark-fears-of-shanghai-style-lockdown-20220425-p5afyo.html

China will be deglobalisation’s big loser: If President Xi Jinping allows Russia to divide the world with its war on Ukraine, it is China that will pay the ...
mg.co.za/article/2022-04-20-china-will-be-deglobalisations-big-loser/

Shanghai firms push for production to resume as Chinese city logs 7 more Covid-19 deaths
hongkongfp.com/2022/04/19/shanghai-firms-push-for-production-to-resume-as-chinese-city-logs-7-more-covid-19-deaths/

China's Xian imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight Omicron flare-up: The northwestern Chinese city of Xian said on Friday it will temporarily impose a ...
reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xian-imposes-temporary-partial-lockdown-fight-omicron-flare-up-2022-04-15/
Key FactsChina's Xian implements a short, partial lockdown to combat an Omicron flare-up.
Apr 30, 2023 · Reading time: ~20 sec.
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- BEIJING, 15 APRIL (Reuters) - After reporting hundreds of COVID-19 infections this month, the northern Chinese city of Xian said on Friday that it will temporarily implement a partial lockdown to prevent the movement of its 13 million citizens, as China fights a record surge of cases.
- Since March, mainland China has been dealing with the worst COVID-19 outbreak since the virus first appeared in late 2019 in the central city of Wuhan.
- Xian, which had inhabitants evacuated in December to combat a Delta variant outbreak, discovered 43 locally transmitted diseases in the current Omicron outbreak.

China's Communist Party, government come under fire for Shanghai lockdown: The prolonged lockdowns have left people without food and medical care. ...
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/communist-party-government-come-under-fire-for-shanghais-lockdown

China accuses US of 'weaponizing' extended Shanghai lockdown : China has lashed out at the United States for ordering its consulate staff to leave the ...
cnn.com/2022/04/13/china/shanghai-us-consulate-covid-lockdown-intl-hnk/

US State Department orders departure of non-emergency personnel from Shanghai consulate amid Covid-19 restrictions
cnn.com/2022/04/12/politics/us-advisory-non-emergency-departure-shanghai/

Total corona lockdown: Worst fears come true in Shanghai: The fact that China is fighting the corona pandemic with a strict no-Covid regime is nothing new ...
focus.de/politik/ausland/der-totale-corona-lockdown-in-shanghai-werden-die-schlimmsten-befuerchtungen-wahr_id_82299380.html

US pulls non-emergency government staff out of locked-down Shanghai as Covid surges
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US State Department orders non-essential staff to leave Shanghai over COVID-19: SHANGHAI: The United States has ordered all non-essential employees at its ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/us-state-department-orders-non-essential-staff-leave-shanghai-over-covid-19-2621141

Shanghai tweaks lockdown rules amid COVID-19 surge: City will be divided into three tiers depending on recent cases amid rising anger over shortages of food ...
aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/12/shanghai-tweaks-lockdown-rules-amid-covid-19-surge

China lockdowns: Guangzhou closes to nearly all arrivals as Covid cases grow: The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou closed itself to most arrivals on Monday as ...
itv.com/news/2022-04-11/china-lockdowns-guangzhou-closes-to-most-arrivals-as-covid-cases-grow
Key FactsGuangzhou, China's manufacturing powerhouse, is closed to new immigrants owing to a COVID surge.
May 1, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- In Guangzhou, people queue for testing.
- On Monday, 26,087 new cases were reported in Shanghai, although just 914 of those new cases displayed symptoms.
- On Monday, only 27 instances were reported in Guangzhou.
- In the Guangzhou area, many schools have shifted to online learning after 23 people tested positive at schools last week.

Shanghai seeks to reassure residents over COVID-hit supplies: Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday and sought to ...
reuters.com/world/china/shanghai-covid-cases-keep-rising-food-supply-problems-persist-2022-04-10/
Key FactsLong Covid: the unseen public health disaster fueling labor shortages
May 1, 2023 · Reading time: ~20 sec.
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- Lazell-Fairman is one of an estimated 100 million people worldwide who suffer from extended Covid, a debilitating disorder in which Covid symptoms last for 12 weeks or longer, frequently preventing them from returning to their previous jobs.
- Rayner says that businesses must provide "massive support and tailored advice" to employees with extended Covid.
- While UK courts have yet to rule on the legal status of long Covid, lawyers say many sufferers have strong cases for being classified as disabled, entitling them to reasonable adjustments to help them do their jobs.

China reports 20,000 Covid-19 cases, its highest daily tally since pandemic began
hongkongfp.com/2022/04/06/china-reports-20000-covid-19-cases-its-highest-daily-tally-since-pandemic-began/

Shanghai moves to 2nd part of lockdown as testing lines grow: About 16 million residents in Shanghai are being tested for the coronavirus as a staged lockdown ...
abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/shanghai-moves-2nd-part-lockdown-testing-lines-grow-83804534
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