China sends over 10,000 health workers to aid city China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from around the country to aid the city, including 2,000 from the military, and is mass testing residents, some of whom have been locked down for weeks.
Most of eastern Shanghai, which was supposed to reopen last Friday, remained locked down along with the western half of the city.
Officials would reevaluate preventative measures after the results of tests on all city residents are analyzed, Gu said. “Before that, citizens are asked to continue following the current lockdown measures and stay in their homes except for medical and other emergency situations," Gu said. City's quarantine policy criticised The city's quarantine policy has been criticised for separating children from parents and putting asymptomatic cases among those with symptoms.
Some public health experts say it is no longer an effective strategy. Members of the public shared videos across social media expressing concern about the lockdown.