Shanghai outbreak grows as first sub-variant case detected

Residents line up for a Covid-19 test in Shanghai, China, on July 10, 2022. - Bloomberg

SHANGHAI (Bloomberg): Covid-19 cases in Shanghai continued to climb as parts of China’s financial hub face more rounds of mass testing, with new sub-variants providing a constant challenge to the country’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus.

The city recorded 69 new infections for Sunday (July 10), the most since late May and up from 57 the day before. Cases have increased abruptly after a period of little to no trace of the virus, where officials declared victory over Covid and praised their handling of a crisis that left China’s most global city locked down for two months in May and June.