Shanghai overtakes Jilin to be China’s biggest virus hotspot

A worker in personal protective equipment speaks through a megaphone as he directs residents of the second floor to go for nucleic acid testing inside the barriers of an area under lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic, in Shanghai, China on March 26, 2022. - Reuters

BEIJING (Bloomberg): Shanghai became China’s biggest virus hotspot after reporting another record increase in daily Covid-19 infections. The financial hub overtook the northeastern province of Jilin, which reported 2,078 cases for Saturday (March 26).

Shanghai has 2,676 new infections, a jump of 18% from a day earlier, according to data from the municipal health commission.