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China’s Shanghai Under Lockdown To Screen 26 Million Residents Under Zero-COVID Strategy

China’s largest city of Shanghai entered into a staggered lockdown earlier this week for carrying out mass testing to screen its entire population of about 26 million people for coronavirus infections. The staggered lockdown is the biggest in two years in China and has been initiated amid growing outbreaks in the country and rising questions over the government’s zero-COVID strategy.

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China’s largest city of Shanghai entered into a staggered lockdown earlier this week for carrying out mass testing to screen its entire population of about 26 million people for coronavirus infections. The staggered lockdown is the biggest in two years in China and has been initiated amid growing outbreaks in the country and rising questions over the government’s zero-COVID strategy.

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