News! Shanghai Plans to Lift Lockdown in Mid-May

At the press conference held this morning (May 13th), the authority announced the goal to reach a zero-COVID status at the community level and systematically open up in mid-May.

The Goal Proposed by the Authority

Zero-COVID Status at the Community Level by Mid-May

“Our current goal is to achieve a zero-COVID status at the community level by the middle of this month. At that time, orderly liberalization, limited flow, effective control and classified management will be implemented. We will gradually transform the classification from precautionary areas, controlled areas and locked down areas to the regular low, medium and high risk areas.” said Wu Qing, the First Vice Mayor of Shanghai.

Work Resumption Plan

More Are Opening

Residents shopping in a supermarket

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A plan for resuming work and production was also announced.

• Transportation will be resumed in an orderly manner according to the epidemic situation.

• Supermarkets, convenience stores, and department stores will resume offline business in an orderly manner.

• Hair salons will also be gradually opened through online appointments while taking offline  restrictions into account.

• Students of the 9th, 11th, and 12th grade facing the task of the college entrance and high school entrance examinations will be the first returning to school.

• More medical institutions will be opening, and the resumption of time-limited and elective surgeries in addition to current emergency surgeries will go into effect.

• Government service windows will be opened in an orderly manner, with appropriate extension of service hours .

Current Production Resumption Rate

4000+ Large Scale Companies Have Resumed Work

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Among the more than 9,000 large scale industrial enterprises in Shanghai, more than 4,400 (nearly 50%) have resumed work. There are more than 3,000 companies total in the three "whitelists,” over 70% have now resumed production. The first of these whitelists contains 666 companies, of which 95% have now resumed production. There are 847 foreign enterprises within the three whitelists, and over 80% have resumed production.

Key industries have resumed production, including the automotive, integrated circuit, biomedical, petrochemical, COVID prevention materials and livelihood supply industries.

Meanwhile, the authority is gradually increased issuing of vehicle passes and work resumption permits.

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