Shanghai official says handling of Covid outbreak below expectations as lockdown continues

A top Shanghai official on Saturday admitted to shortcomings in the handling of the raging Covid-19 outbreak in the city as it logged a record 23,600 new cases amid a lockdown that's straining health care and civic infrastructure. Addressing a press conference, deputy mayor Zong Ming said the handling of the outbreak needed to improve though she praised the work of frontline medics and the support of the public. "We feel the same way about the problems everyone has raised and voiced," Zong said at the briefing on Saturday. "A lot of our work has not been enough, and there's…