Plan will be carried out in stages, with movement curbs largely to remain in place until May 21
Workers in protective suits move equipment for a makeshift nucleic acid testing site to the next residential area after wrapping up the screening at a compound, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Shanghai, China, on May 14 2022. Picture: CNSPHOTOO via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.
“From June 1, to mid- and late June, as long as risks of a rebound in infections are controlled, we will fully implement epidemic prevention and control, normalise management, and fully restore normal production and life in the city,” she said. Data on Monday showed China's industrial output fell 2.9% in April from a year earlier, down sharply from a 5.0% increase in March, while retail sales shrank 11.1% year-on-year, after falling 3.5% the month before.Economic activity has probably been improving somewhat in May, analysts say, and the government and central bank are expected to deploy more stimulus measures to speed things up.
Beijing, which has been finding dozens of new cases almost every day since April 22, offers a strong indication of how difficult it is to tackle the highly transmissible Omicron variant. In Shanghai, the deputy mayor said the city will begin to reopen supermarkets, convenience stores and pharmacies from Monday, but that many movement restrictions have to remain in place until at least May 21.From Monday, China's railway operator will gradually increase the number of trains arriving and departing from the city, Zong said. Airlines will also increase domestic flights.
Many residential compounds got notices last week that they will be in “silent mode” for three days, which typically means not being able to leave the house and, in some cases, no deliveries. Another notice then read the silent period will be extended to May 20.
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