Shanghai tightens lockdown, despite falling COVID-19 cases


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Shanghai tightens lockdown, despite falling COVID-19 cases while targeted lockdowns continue in Beijing Authorities in Shanghai have again tightened anti-virus restrictions, just as the city was emerging from a month of strict lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Key points: - Shanghai authorities had been gradually lifting isolation rules on the city's 25 million residents - Thousands of residents have been forced into centralised quarantine centres for showing a positive test result - Parts of the Chinese capital Beijing have also been locked down as COVID-19 spreads Notices issued in several districts said residents were ordered to stay home and...