Shanghai takes biggest steps toward reopening in two months

The sweeping moves, which will apply to around 22.5 million of the city’s 25 million population, lays the groundwork for a fuller return to normalcy, even as China remains committed to a harsh Covid policy.
Photo: Hector Retamal/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Hector Retamal/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
By Bloomberg News

Shanghai will let people in areas deemed low risk for Covid-19 move around the city freely and resume road and public transportation from Wednesday, in a major step forward in its efforts to dismantle a bruising two-month lockdown.

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