Shanghai lockdown: City finds three new community infections even as death toll falls to zero, as path to reopening is lined with risks

Shanghai found three community infections across the city of 25 million residents, even as the death toll fell to zero for the firs time since April 18, underscoring how the city’s journey towards reopening on June 1 is still paved with risks.

New cases rose 19.3 per cent to 858 in the past 24 hours, according to data released on Friday. Symptomatic cases rose 7.3 per cent to 88, while the death toll fell to zero for the first time in more than a month.