© Provided by Hindustan Times Workers dismantle barriers at a residential area, as the city prepares to end the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China May 31, 2022. Even though a citywide lockdown was only ordered in April, many areas had already been sealed off since Shanghai first started logging Covid-19 cases in early March. A quarantine hotel in Shanghai was at the centre of the initial Covid-19 cluster and led to a 100 confirmed infections. The city reported 31 Covid-19 cases including 22 asymptomatic cases for Monday, a dramatic drop from the record 25,000 cases a day the city was seeing just weeks ago. While scepticism greeted an earlier announcement that the lockdown will be lifted from June 1, Shanghai residents are likely more optimistic now with some restrictions having already been lifted in some areas.

Source: Hindustan Times May 31, 2022 11:54 UTC