Shanghai Heightens Covid Restrictions After a Spike in Cases Sparks Concern

Shanghai is doubling down on strict Covid control measures, including putting some residential neighborhoods back under lockdown, in an effort to prevent another citywide outbreak after a spike in cases followed the city’s reopening last week.

The city has reported 20 cases outside quarantine areas since it lifted a two-month lockdown on June 1. Zhao Dandan, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, said at a press conference Monday that the city is at risk of an epidemic relapse as businesses reopen and people return to work.