Masha Midhath   16 April 2022 - 07:53 PM
Workers in protective suits disinfect an old residential area under lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China. (Photo: Reuters)
Workers in protective suits disinfect an old residential area under lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China. (Photo: Reuters)
China’s financial center Shanghai reported a new record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday as the country imposed new lockdowns, underscoring its “dynamic clearance” approach to COVID-19 control.

Shanghai, which has been at the center of China’s latest outbreak, on Saturday reported a record 3,590 symptomatic cases and 19,923 asymptomatic cases for April 15. The asymptomatic case number was up slightly from 19,872 cases a day earlier.

The city’s tally of COVID-19 cases continues to make up the vast majority of cases nationwide even as most of the city’s 25 million residents remain under lockdown. China reported 24,791 new coronavirus cases on April 15, of which 3,896 were symptomatic and 20,895 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.

That compares with 24,268 new cases a day earlier — 3,486 symptomatic and 20,782 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately.

The city’s tally of COVID-19 cases continues to make up the vast majority of cases nationwide even as most of the city’s 25 million residents remain under lockdown. China reported 24,791 new coronavirus cases on April 15, of which 3,896 were symptomatic and 20,895 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.