Opinion: How Shanghai Can Pioneer a New Path for Disease Control

On March 27, Shanghai released a plan to start a two-phase citywide lockdown to test all of its 25 million residents amid the city’s worst Covid-19 outbreak since the pandemic began. Roughly divided by the Huangpu River, the east and west part of the city will take turns entering a four-day lockdown.

Shanghai is exploring a new path for domestic disease management. The city’s virus control teams have shown a strong scientific approach in the fight against Covid-19, and I am sure they will figure out a new path for epidemic prevention that is suitable for Shanghai.