Shanghai reported 20,416 new infections, a decline from a recent peak though still elevated as the coronavirus continues to spread through the city. While the rest of the world has pivoted to living with the virus, China is sticking to Covid Zero despite concerns about the growing social and economic toll. The city had lifted a harsh one-month lockdown in late January after achieving Covid Zero. Wu Zunyou, a virus expert with the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday that many people have lost confidence in the current 'dynamic Covid Zero' strategy. "Dynamic Covid Zero doesn't mean pursuing zero infections, but rather stamping out any outbreak within a short period of time," Wu wrote on Weibo.

Source: Irish Independent April 19, 2022 16:50 UTC