American drums up spirits of neighbours


SHANGHAI: Although Charles Foldesh (pic), a 37-year-old American drummer, had to temporarily stop his performance due to the Covid-19 resurgence in Shanghai, he has transformed his balcony into a stage, winning applause and cheers from neighbours.

The megacity, with a population of 25 million, is currently under temporary closed-off management. Amid multiple rounds of citywide nucleic acid testing to stem the spread of infections, Shanghai has become a primary battleground against the Omicron variant.

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