SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Shanghai will ask all of its 26 million residents to take another round of tests for COVID-19, a metropolis official stated on Monday, including that lockdown curbs will proceed till the train is full.
Some residents will likely be requested to take nucleic acid tests, whereas the remainder will likely be requested to self-test utilizing antigen tests, metropolis officers stated at a information convention.
Asked about rising public concern about Shanghai’s coverage to separate youngsters from their mother and father if one had contracted COVID-19 and the opposite had not, one of the officers stated that whereas the remedy of minors wanted to adhere to guidelines, authorities had been additionally contemplating their wants.
While they didn’t say whether or not the coverage had modified, they stated some mother and father can be allowed to accompany their youngsters in the event that they fulfilled sure situations, however can be requested to adjust to protecting measures, with out giving additional particulars.
(Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
