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China’s commercial hub of Shanghai faces an unexpected round of mass COVID-19 testing for most residents this weekend – just 10 days after a city-wide lockdown was lifted COVID19

Workers in protective suits walk on a street, following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Shanghai, China June 9, 2022.Workers in protective suits walk on a street, following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Shanghai, China June 9, 2022.for most residents this weekend – just 10 days after a city-wide lockdown was lifted – unsettling residents and raising concerns about the impact on business.

Some districts said residents would not be allowed to leave their homes while the testing was carried out. A notice issued described the stay home requirement as ‘closed management’ of the community being sampled. The move comes on top of already onerous testing requirements that Shanghai introduced for its 25 million residents after easing a city-wide lockdown on June 1.

Many people have become frustrated about having to queue for hours to be tested at the thousands of booths scattered around the city.

 

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