Infection with the new coronavirus continues to spread in Shanghai, the financial center of China. Despite the extended lockdown, the number of new infections reached a record high.
Shanghai City announced on the 10thstatementAccording to the report, 24,943 people were newly infected on the 9th. The number of people reported to be 4,477 on March 28, when the city began to lock down, has increased more than five times.New on the 9th of the whole of ChinaInfectIs 26,355 people.
Corona inspection in Shanghai during lockdown (7th)
Photograhper: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
The U.S. Department of State urged U.S. citizens to reconsider their trip to China on the 8th, avoiding visiting areas of widespread infection such as Shanghai, where corona regulations are “arbitrarily enforced.”request.. He told the Chinese side regarding the decision to allow some diplomats and their families working at the US Consulate General in Shanghai to leave China and allow them to evacuate voluntarily, and expressed concern regarding China’s response to Corona.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a statement, “We must point out that China’s epidemic control is scientifically effective. We are completely confident that Shanghai and others will overcome the new wave of infection. “Comment. “The US’s unfounded criticism of China’s epidemic prevention policy is extremely unpleasant and categorically countered. It has made a harsh protest once morest the United States,” he said.
Original title:China Unhappy With U.S. Virus ‘Accusations’ as Outbreak Worsens(excerpt)
