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Shanghai records its first Covid-19 death since the city was closed down | China

Three deaths of Covid-19 have been reported in Shanghai, the first officially counted since the start of the city’s lockdown.

Among the three people reported on Monday were two women, aged 89 and 91, and a 91-year-old man, who also had underlying health conditions and had reportedly not been vaccinated. Shanghai municipal authorities said the three were taken to hospital and in critical condition. They died on Sunday “after all efforts to save them”.

As of April 5, more than 92 million Chinese over the age of 65 had not been vaccinated, including 20.2 million over the age of 80.

An outbreak of the Omicron variant in the Chinese city of more than 24 million people has infected at least 320,000 people so far since March. that it Worst outbreak in China Since the beginning of the epidemic, but despite the high number of cases, deaths have not been attributed to any case. Media reports revealed many deaths of people after contracting Covid-19, especially among the elderly in care homes, but the authorities attributed them largely to basic health complaints and did not count them as deaths due to epidemics.

At a press conference on Monday, Wu Qianyu, a level one inspector with the municipal health commission, said the direct cause of the three people’s deaths was their underlying conditions, indicating that authorities had markedly changed the way they attributed Covid-19 deaths.

Shanghai authorities reported 22,248 cases of infection on Sunday, including 19,831 asymptomatic cases. Of the total, 1,414 were detected outside quarantine and isolation facilities – where all positive cases, except for those requiring hospitalization, must be sent.

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The city has suggested that it will consider a contained outbreak when there are no new cases found outside of isolated buildings or areas. Reuters reported on Monday that authorities had set a target to stop the spread of the virus outside the quarantine and isolation system by Wednesday, which would allow some easing of restrictions.

he was there Large-scale unrest among Shanghai residents Those who complained about food shortages, excessive enforcement of restrictions, and corporate reports Major obstacles to production and supply. It has sparked rare mass online complaints and some protests.

While most cases are still reported in Shanghai, there are multiple outbreaks around the world China. The northwestern city of Xi’an on Friday announced a four-day period of movement restrictions for its 13 million residents, including closing entertainment and dining venues in restaurants, and banning some transportation leaving the city. Xian was also the site of long closings in December in response to the eruption of the Variable Delta. In Suining, Jiangsen Province, authorities have conducted mass testing of nearly 900,000 workers, and suspended trains. Jilin province on Sunday lifted its lockdown, but urged continued caution and advised residents to ensure they had enough supplies on hand for one month if needed for future lockdowns.

Additional reporting by Xiaoqian Zhou and Chi Hui Lin