China is phasing out its largest city this week as part of its “zero COVID” draconian strategy to try to curb the largest coronavirus outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic. On Monday, Shanghai Pudong Economic Zone and all areas east of the Huangpu River will go on a five-day lockdown as officials begin mass testing residents. Then on Friday, the area west of the Huangpu River will enter its own five-day lockdown. Residents wearing face masks to help protect against the coronavirus line up outside a supermarket at night to buy groceries on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Shanghai, China. (Associated Press) Public transportation will be suspended, non-core businesses will close and all residents will have to stay home during the lockdown. CHINA SAYS “SUPPORTS” RUSSIA IN INVASION IN UKRAINE, SUPPORTS PUTIN’S IDENTIFICATION THAT IS READY FOR NEGOTIATIONS Shanghai, the third largest city in the world, reported 2,631 new asymptomatic cases and 47 asymptomatic cases on Saturday, according to government figures. A delivery man walks past a police officer in a protective suit outside a hotel in Shanghai, China, on March 15, 2022. (Associated Press) It marks the first large-scale lockdown for Shanghai, a city of 26 million people that operates as the financial center of China. Wu Zunyou, an infectious disease specialist at the China Centers for Disease Control, said this week that China would try to “achieve a potential zero COVID-COVID in the short term as it remains the most cost-effective and effective prevention strategy against COVID-19.” . “ A woman tests for coronavirus at an outdoor testing facility on Monday, March 21, 2022, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo / Andy Wong) CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION “Only by making a dynamic zero of COVID-19 can we eliminate the hidden dangers of the epidemic, avoid the destruction of medical resources that can be caused by large-scale infections, and prevent a large number of possible deaths of the elderly or people with underlying diseases.” “Wu said on Friday. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
