Shanghai eases restrictions, non-essential banned in Guangzhou as Covid surge intensifies in China

The Chinese port city of Guangzhou has banned non-essential items, while Shanghai, the country's financial hub, is easing the lockdown but continues to report a large number of new Covid-19 cases as China struggles with a rise in omewrits in its eastern part despite development. opposition to its rigorous zero-Covid approach. According to the Associated Press, Guangzhou has halted peak arrivals to the city and granted licenses to citizens with a "permanent need. " Although no closure was implemented in Guangzhou, the city's schools switched to distance learning when the local administration was ready to adopt mass testing across the…