The city of 25 million people has been locked down for more than six weeks as its battles a COVID outbreak.
Published on May 15, 2022 08:20 AM IST
The Chinese financial and manufacturing hub of Shanghai will gradually begin reopening businesses such as shopping malls and hair salons from Monday after weeks in a strict COVID-19 lockdown, the city’s vice mayor told a media briefing on Sunday.
The city of 25 million people has been locked down for more than six weeks as its battles a COVID outbreak.
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