At least two major elderly-care facilities in Shanghai are battling Covid-19 outbreaks, highlighting the threat posed to the city’s large senior population from a wave of infections with the Omicron variant
The city has yet to acknowledge outbreaks in two major facilities for the elderly. ‘The hospital hasn’t been forthcoming,’ says the granddaughter of a 95-year-old patient
Barricades, panic buying and empty streets are some scenes from Shanghai as China’s most populous city imposed a new lockdown. Offices and factories – including Tesla’s – were affected by China’s measures against its worst virus outbreak in two years.
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