Some companies have provided basic supplies, such as instant noodles and airbeds, while others are testing shift rotations to ensure continuous market trading and other operations.
A man walks in front of Lujiazui financial district, seen across the Huangpu river, as Shanghai's Covid restrictions take effect - Aly Song/Reuters, which has largely been successful in containing outbreaks and led to a low official death toll of 4,638 since the pandemic began. "We really don't understand Shanghai's management and control measures. There has indeed been some inconsistency," said a 59-year-old man, who gave only his surname Cao, as he queued for groceries. "After so much time, it is not controlling the virus and the numbers are still going up."Local authorities are allowing some factories to implement a "closed-loop" model, isolating staff so plants can continue to churn out goods.
The high proportion of asymptomatic cases has left epidemiologists scratching their heads, with the figures are relatively higher than those other countries experienced when omicron swept through.