Shanghai Covid-19 outbreak grows, Hainan issues stay-home order

Residents line up for a Covid-19 test 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. - Bloomberg

SHANGHAI, July 10 (Bloomberg): Shanghai named new mid- and high-risk areas as more Covid infections were found, with a steady increase in cases threatening to drag China’s financial capital back into lockdown.

The city reported 57 new infections for Saturday, according to a government statement, compared to 59 on Friday.