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Expanding temporarily controlled areas by requiring residents to stay indoors as much as possible, organizing large nucleic acid tests and ensuring supplies of basic goods... Beijing swiftly moved to curb transmissions in the recent COVID-19 flare-up.
Three deaths of COVID-19 patients reported in Shanghai, all involving unvaccinated elderly people, have sounded the alarm for China to not let its guard down when battling Omicron, and it highlights the urgency of vaccinating the elderly, said epidemiologists.
The proportion of positive infections among people at risk has declined in the Omicron variant hard-hit Shanghai where there are 16 patients in severe conditions at present, Shanghai health authorities announced on Sunday.
Chinese health officials have completed two rounds of testing in Shanghai. Districts without infections for two weeks can expect to have restrictions lifted. Public health experts remain optimistic the outbreak in Shanghai and China can be brought under control.