June 1 target to return to normal

Push to be mobile again: A pile of bicycles from a bike-sharing service blocking a gate at a residential area during a Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai. — Reuters

SHANGHAI has set out plans for the return of more normal life from June 1 and the end of a painful Covid-19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks.

In the clearest timetable yet, Deputy Mayor Zong Ming said yesterday that Shanghai’s reopening would be carried out in stages, with movement curbs largely to remain in place until May 21 to prevent a rebound in infections, before a gradual easing.