A healthcare worker in protective gear directs a resident at a Covid-19 testing station in Shanghai, China, on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Shanghai’s Covid-19 cases continued to rise, prompting authorities to declare more high-risk areas and fueling fears that China’s financial hub may tighten movement restrictions again. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
SHANGHAI, July 10 (Bloomberg): Shanghai reported its first case of the BA.5 sub-variant on Sunday, warning of "very high” risks as the city’s rising Covid outbreak sparks fears of a return to its earlier lockdown.
The case was discovered Friday, Zhao Dandan, vice head of Shanghai’s health commission, said at a press conference Sunday.
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