Shanghai reports over 8 million COVID tests amid city lockdown


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dpa Beijing Chinese health officials reported performing more than 8 million coronavirus tests in the key port city of Shanghai, which is in the midst of a lockdown as China tries to snuff out the latest outbreak of the disease. About 17,000 testing personnel are out in force to screen the city’s 26 million inhabitants, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. The tests logged 96 new cases of people suffering from Covid-19 on Monday, as well as 4,381 asymptomatic cases. Nationwide, health officials reported 1,228 cases that had developed into full-blown Covid-19 incidents and 5,658 cases without symptoms. The...