FAST FIVE: “The Nightmare Has Ended”: Shanghai Reopens After Two-Month COVID Lockdown

FAST FIVE: “The Nightmare Has Ended”: Shanghai Reopens After Two-Month COVID Lockdown Residents spilled into the streets to celebrate what was for many their first taste of freedom since the lockdown orders. The end of the lockdown meant a green light for neighborhood businesses and major manufacturers to restart operations. Restarted public transit filled up with white-collar workers making their way back to the office. Food shortages and limited access to medical care aggravated the outrage, which often spilled on to social media despite government efforts to portray the shutdown as orderly and well managed. The government has said it…