New China Covid flareups raise risk of more disruptive curbs

A security guard carries grocery shopping for residents into a fenced residential area under lockdown due to Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Beijing on May 17, 2022. - AFP

BEIJING (Bloomberg): Fresh outbreaks around key Chinese cities and the ongoing Covid-19 spread in Beijing are raising the spectre of more disruptive pandemic curbs, even as Shanghai slowly emerges from its six-week lockdown.

The capital reported 69 new Covid-19 cases for Tuesday (May 17), up from 52 on Monday. Yesterday, city officials said the Fengtai district will lock down some areas for the next seven days after new clusters flared, amplifying the risk of community spread.