Covid in China: how is Shanghai after 65 days of confinement and the sudden removal of many of the restrictions

– Robin Brant – BBC correspondent in Shanghai June 1, 2022 It was supposed to last only nine days: a staggered lockdown to mitigate the impact on Shanghai's economy, state media reported. But the harsh restrictions against the coronavirus lasted for 65 days. The city came to a standstill and its people were horrified. Now, the containment measures are lifted as quickly as they were imposed. There will be no gradual process for several weeks. Instead, a kind of big-bang, a day when most emergency laws and regulations are simply abolished. The relief is immense for the 25 million people…