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Shanghai issues another rare extreme heat warning

SHANGHAI, July 14 (Reuters) - For the third time this summer, Shanghai issued its highest alert for extreme heat as temperatures appeared set to test records in China's most populous city on…

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Shanghai identifies new COVID Omicron subvariant

The city of Shanghai has discovered a COVID-19 case involving a new subvariant Omicron BA.5.2.1, an official told a briefing over the weekend, signalling the complications China faces to keep…

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Shanghai braces for more mass COVID testing amid fresh curbs across China

BEIJING, July 11 (Reuters) - Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh COVID-19 curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub of Shanghai bracing for another…

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Shanghai lifts lockdown, but residents wary COVID curbs can return

SHANGHAI, June 1 (Reuters) - Shanghai sprung back to life on Wednesday after two months of bitter isolation under a ruthless COVID-19 lockdown, with people driving cars again or cramming into trains…

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Shanghai city to lift lockdown restrictions on June 1

SHANGHAI, May 30 (Reuters) - Shanghai authorities will lift the city's two-month long lockdown from midnight on Wednesday, allowing private cars including taxis back on to the roads and people to freely move in and out…

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Shanghai takes baby steps towards ending COVID lockdown

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 27 (Reuters) - Shanghai took more gradual steps on Friday towards lifting its COVID-19 lockdown while Beijing was investigating cases where its strict curbs were affecting other medical treatments as…

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Shanghai says China’s worst COVID outbreak under “effective control”

SHANGHAI, May 6 (Reuters) - Shanghai said on Friday it has brought China's worst outbreak of COVID-19 under effective control following a month-long lockdown of nearly 25 million people, with authorities vowing…

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Shanghai reports 12 new COVID deaths as frustrations boil over

SHANGHAI, April 23 (Reuters) - The major financial hub of Shanghai reported 12 new COVID-19 related deaths on April 22, up from 11 the previous day, as frustrations among residents continued to…

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Hopes rise in Shanghai’s battle against COVID as two districts report no new cases

SHANGHAI, April 20 (Reuters) - Shanghai reported on Wednesday no new cases of COVID-19 outside quarantined areas in two districts, raising hopes that the tide was turning in its battle against the…

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More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID cases rise

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China tightened controls as the country kept up its "dynamic clearance" approach that aims…

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Shanghai vows punishment for COVID lockdown violators as cases hit 25,000

SHANGHAI, April 13 (Reuters) - The Chinese commercial capital of Shanghai warned on Wednesday that anyone who violates COVID-19 lockdown rules will be dealt with strictly, while also rallying people to defend…

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Shanghai widens COVID testing as other Chinese cities impose curbs

SHANGHAI, April 8 (Reuters) - Shanghai on Friday announced a record 21,000 new cases and a third consecutive day of COVID testing as a lockdown of its 26 million people showed no sign of…

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Shanghai eases child separation policy but extends COVID lockdown

SHANGHAI, April 6 (Reuters) - Shanghai on Wednesday made some concessions on a widely unpopular child separation COVID policy, in a nod to growing public frustration as it extends a citywide lockdown…

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Shanghai separates COVID-positive children from parents in virus fight

Esther Zhao thought she was doing the right thing when she brought her 2-1/2-year-old daughter to a Shanghai hospital with a fever on March 26. Three days later, Zhao was…

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China reports highest COVID new daily cases since February 2020

BEIJING, April 3 (Reuters) - China on Sunday reported a total of 13,287 new daily cases for April 2, the highest level since February 2020, with the majority in northeastern Jilin province…

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Shanghai urges COVID lockdown patience as case numbers drop for first time in 2 weeks

SHANGHAI, March 31 (Reuters) - Shanghai authorities on Thursday appealed to residents to keep cooperating with tight curbs imposed to stop COVID-19 spreading, saying they recognised their frustrations as China's most populous…

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Shanghai expands COVID lockdown as new daily caseload surges by a third

SHANGHAI, March 30 (Reuters) - Authorities began locking down some western areas of Shanghai two days ahead of schedule, as new COVID-19 cases in China's most populous city jumped by a third…

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China’s Shanghai denies lockdown rumours as daily COVID infections near 1,000

SHANGHAI, March 23 (Reuters) - Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai have denied rumours of a city-wide lockdown after a sixth straight increase in daily asymptomatic coronavirus cases pushed its count…

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Shanghai pushes ahead with mass COVID tests as new cases spike

SHANGHAI, March 18 (Reuters) - The Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai is pushing ahead with a mass testing initiative as it tries to curb a new spike in COVID-19 infections, but some…

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Shanghai cuts some tourism trips on COVID-19 cases; Chinese cities adding quarantine rooms

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - China's financial hub Shanghai cut some tourist trips on Friday as it rushed to head off local COVID-19 cases amid a rise in imported infections,…

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Chinese Grand Prix set to be postponed because of coronavirus outbreak

Formula One chiefs are poised to announce the postponement of the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai due to the outbreak of coronavirus. The Independent reports that confirmation of the…

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Chinese metropolitan area of Shanghai reclaims land from shallow coastal waters at a rapid rate

A handout composite photo made available by NASA Earth Observatory of two satellite images showing Nanhui New City, a newly-built city in the Pudong district on Hangzhou Bay, some 60…

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Tesla investigating exploding parked car incident in China

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc on Monday said it had sent a team to investigate a video on Chinese social media which showed a parked Tesla Model S…

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