Month: April 2022

Four officials and the director of a senior home in Putuo District have been held accountable for an incident in which an elderly citizen, who was considered “dead,” was transferred to a funeral parlor. The Shanghai Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced yesterday afternoon that...

Shanghai’s market authorities issued a slew of preferential policies yesterday, such as extending the validity period of operation licenses, to help local food-related businesses quickly resume operations. For businesses whose food operation licenses, wine product retail permits and wholesale permits expire after March 28 and have...

Shanghai residents are being warned about prepaid card scams during the ongoing COVID-19 resurgence with swindlers looking to take advantage of consumers keen to spend less or save money. Police in Hongkou District yesterday revealed details about a case in which a gym worker allegedly defrauded...

Shanghai reported 727 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 6,606 local asymptomatic infections on Sunday, the city health commission announced. The city registered 32 COVID-19-related deaths on Sunday, with an average age of 84 years. All had serious underlying health issues, including coronary heart disease, diabetes,...

Residents are asked to stay alert for deliverymen who don’t have a digital pass and report them to the police. By yesterday afternoon, a total of 828 deliverymen had been discovered to be working without a valid pass, according to city police. In some cases, deliverymen...

Expats in Shanghai are helping in their communities and on campuses amid the COVID-19 lockdown through various voluntary services, experiencing joy and togetherness in the process. Fashion volunteer “Small things that make you happy these days … a little bit of human contact, a little bit...

Shanghai let some of its 25 million residents venture out for light and air after reporting a second day of zero infections outside of quarantine areas. While much of the city remains in lockdown, Shanghai officials, striking a confident tone, said yesterday that curbs on some...

People who are under central quarantine; People who are under home monitoring; People in locked-down areas; People in some key venues which are under closed-loop management; Close contacts who turn positive during quarantine.