Shanghai braces for more mass COVID-19 testing as some Chinese cities adopt new restrictions

The discovery in China of a local infection with the BA.5.2.1 subvariant raises the stakes of quickly limiting a small COVID-19 outbreak to avert more disruptive steps similar to the lockdown in April and May

curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub of Shanghai bracing for another mass testing effort after finding a highly-transmissible Omicron subvariant.

The discovery of a local infection with the BA.5.2.1 subvariant raises the stakes of quickly limiting a small outbreak to avert more disruptive steps similar to the lockdown in April and May that roiled the global economy and markets. Shanghai, the most populous city with 25 million people, has told residents of several districts to get tested twice in another round of mass screening from Tuesday to Thursday, similar to last week’s.

Early controls had reduced the risk of a prolonged major city lockdown, UBS Global Wealth Management said. In the central province of Henan, the town of Qinyang has almost completely locked down its nearly 700,000 residents from Sunday, with one person in each household allowed a trip every two days for groceries.

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