The Communist Party announced on the 2nd that it had suppressed corona in Shanghai, while the number of new infections with the new coronavirus in mainland China remained at the lowest level since February this year.
The Communist Party newspaper, People’s Daily, declared in a one-page article entitled “Significant Achievements in the Shanghai Defense Battle” that it had won the ongoing battle with Corona in Shanghai. Another editorial in the newspaper cites the aging population, relatively low vaccination rates for children and the elderly, and inadequate medical resources, and the result is that “Zero Corona” is the most suitable strategy for China. He claimed to have proved that once more.
Corona inspection in Shanghai (June 1st)
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
The number of new corona infections on the mainland was 61 per day, down from 68 the day before. It remained at the lowest level since February 17th. In Shanghai, the lockdown (city blockage), which lasts regarding two months except for some, will be lifted in one day. There were 13 new infections on the same day.
The number of new infections on the mainland has dropped dramatically from the peak of regarding 30,000 in mid-April, which is expected to support the legitimacy of the Zero-COVID policy, but the Communist Party’s victory will also hurt the economy. Due to large movement restrictions, large-scale inspections, and forced quarantine of all infected and close contacts, the factory was forced to shut down for several weeks and the supply chain was disrupted.
Beijing, with a population of 22 million, has avoided lockdown itself, but has taken aggressive restrictions such as requiring residents to work from home and perform daily inspections.
As long as China adheres to the Zero-COVID policy, the possibility of immediate restriction measures if the infection re-emerges continues to smolder.
Original title:China Trumpets Victory Over Covid Again in Front-Page Editorial(excerpt)
