Shanghai officials have insisted on continuing a strict “zero-COVID” policy after announcing that over 25 million residents have been tested for COVID-19, with no sign that the city’s lockdown will be lifted soon. As of 8 a.m. local time on April 5, health officials in Shanghai said that the city’s 25.66 million residents had taken a mandated nucleic acid test, according to the municipal authority’s official account on China’s Twitter-like Weibo. The mass testing began on April 4, targeting the city’s entire population. Hours later, another announcement on Weibo stated that the city’s health workers would visit the homes of those whose nucleic acid test samples had abnormal results. Residents in these households would be required to take another test. Additionally, it was also announced that the city will speed up the process to isolate those confirmed to have contracted the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. One of those currently …