SHANGHAI : As China's most populated city and financial hub, Shanghai struggles to contain a Covid-19 outbreak, worse than Wuhan, fueled by Omicron sub-variants, the authorities in this district announced the commencement of new round of mass testing for the deadly virus.
Shanghai, which has a population of almost 26 million, decided to continue the lockdown situation in order to curb the rapid rise in Covid cases.
The metropolis added 17,007 new Covid-19 infections, setting a daily record for the fifth consecutive day. The total case numbers crossed 94,000 since 1 March, as officials described the situation as ‘extremely grim’.
Shanghai’s single-day infection numbers also beat China's previous all-time high of 13,436 cases recorded in Wuhan on February 12, 2020, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged.