Shanghai targets June COVID lockdown exit as China economy slumps Euronews


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By Brenda Goh and Kevin Yao SHANGHAI / BEIJING -Shanghai set out plans on Monday for the end of a painful COVID -19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks, heavily bruising China’s economy, and for the return of more normal life from June 1. In the clearest timetable yet, Deputy Mayor Zong Ming said Shanghai would reopen in stages, with movement curbs largely to remain in place until May 21 to prevent a rebound in infections, before an easing. “From June 1 to mid- and late June, as long as risks of a rebound in infections are controlled,...