Shanghai hunts down Covid-19 cases in bid to exit lockdown, Beijing curbs taxi services


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BEIJING (REUTERS) - Shanghai authorities combed the city on Thursday (May 12) for its last Covid-19 cases in the hope of clearing the way for an exit from a six-week lockdown, while Beijing curbed taxi services to keep a lid on its smaller outbreak. The Chinese commercial hub of 25 million people has in recent days been tightening its lockdown for a final push to eradicate the virus by the end of the month, having made some significant progress, according to data this week. Shanghai's mass testing detected just two new cases outside areas facing the strictest curbs on May...