Prognosis
Shanghai Deaths Rise as City Vows to Enforce Strict Covid Rules
- Goal of “zero community spread” continues to elude officials
- Lockdown fatigue has seen residents slip outside for fresh air
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Shanghai vowed to step up enforcement of lockdown measures to stamp out community spread in the country’s worst virus outbreak, as the city reported 11 Covid-19 deaths on Thursday -- its highest one-day toll so far.
Disappointing some expectations that restrictions would be gradually eased amid signs that the outbreak may have peaked, the municipal government said it would adopt nine actions from Friday to achieve the goal of “no community spread,” a milestone that’s eluded the city despite weeks of lockdown.