Shanghai no longer the exception as city goes into full Covid-19 lockdown and claims of data massaging emerge
Shanghai’s city-wide Covid-19 lockdown was extended on April 4 until further notice after daily new cases in the city spiked at 13,354. The lockdown follows China’s “dynamic clearing” (动态清零) strategy, which aims to extinguish local outbreaks as quickly as possible. Yet, it marks the end of Shanghai’s exceptional status. Whereas other cities have had to enter lockdowns over minor spikes in cases, Shanghai has consistently managed with only neighborhood-level measures.
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