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China has pursued a strict 'zero-Covid' policy which has involved some of the most restrictive health measures seen anywhere in the world, including food rationing and indefinite lockdowns.
City initially ordered mass testing along with a limited lockdown
The latest measures come as Shanghai has ordered people in some districts to stay in their homes again after letting some out for limited shopping in recent weeks.
Chinese officials had begun easing restrictions in the country's largest city, but clamped down again after COVID cases began rising again.
The city of Shanghai is doubling down on pandemic restrictions after a brief period of loosening up, frustrating residents who were hoping a more than monthlong lockdown was finally easing as the number of new cases falls in China's financial centre.