SHANGHAI, May 11 ― Shanghai officials said today half the city had achieved “zero Covid” status, but uncompromising restrictions had to remain in place under a national policy which the head of the World Health Organisation described as “unsustainable.”
China's “zero Covid” approach has meant hundreds of millions across dozens of cities face various degrees of restrictions on movement, most dramatically in Shanghai. In Beijing, where authorities were trying to avoid Shanghai's fate, many businesses have been closed and large numbers of people were told to work from home in an effort to end an outbreak of dozens of daily cases.
A United Nations Weibo post of Tedros' comments was removed from the Twitter-like platform on Wednesday shortly after being posted. The United Nations and Weibo did not immediately respond to requests for comment.‘Life first’ New modelling by scientists in China and the United States sees the risk of just over 1.5 million Covid deaths if China ditches its zero-Covid policy without any safeguards such as ramping up vaccination and access to treatments.Speaking after Tedros, WHO emergencies director Mike Ryan said the policy's impact on human rights also needs to be taken into consideration.
The lockdown was tightening, with the city making what it hoped would be a final push to eradicate infections before easing restrictions, potentially by the end of the month.
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