A few weeks after Shanghai’s reopening from its three-month lockdown, another outbreak of Omicron variant BA.5 occurred in Shanghai City, Anhui Province, and other areas. As of July 12, there were 804 areas in mainland China designated as medium or high-risk due to active COVID-19 cases. The Yangtze River Delta industrial area, including 73 high-risk areas, is also affected, with 34 located in Anhui Province and 39 in Jiangsu Province.
As reports of new cases emerged in Shanghai on July 11, some neighborhood committees advised residents to start preparing 14-day stockpile of supplies.
The press conference on epidemic prevention and control in Shanghai announced that from July 12–14, all residents in Huangpu District, Xuhui District, Changning District, Jing’an District, Putuo District, Hongkou District, Yangpu District, Minhang District, Baoshan District, and any other regions with new cases would have to undergo another round of PCR testing for COVID-19….