There were chaotic scenes at Shanghai airport in China today after thousands were herded into isolation. The major travel hub reportedly
had several workers test positive for COVID-19. It resulted in hordes of
people being sequestered for testing.To get more
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On Monday, the National Health Commission reported two new locally
transmitted cases in Shanghai over the last 24 hours, bringing the total
to seven since Friday. The two latest cases confirmed in Shanghai were
close contacts of another airport worker who was diagnosed with COVID-19
earlier in November.On Sunday night, the city's Pudong International
airport decided to test its workers, collecting 17,719 samples through
the early hours of Monday morning. Plans call for testing others in
surrounding communities if further cases are detected.
Videos on social media purportedly from workers showed what appeared to
be chaotic scenes at the airport as they were given last-minute orders
to get tested, apparently fearing they would be locked down for 14 days.
In the videos, people are seen standing in large groups pushing back and
forth against officials in hazmat suits.China has recorded 86,442 total
cases and 4634 deaths since the virus was first detected in the central
Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.
Chinese authorities are now testing millions of people, imposing
lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted
coronavirus cases were discovered in three cities across the country
last week.As temperatures drop, large-scale measures are being enacted
in Shanghai — China's biggest city with a population of about 24 million
— as well as the cities of Tianjin and Manzhouli, despite the low
number of new cases compared to the United States and other countries
that are seeing new waves of infections.
Many experts and government officials have warned that the chance of the
virus spreading will be greater during the cold weather. Recent
flare-ups have shown that there is still a risk of the virus returning,
despite being largely controlled within China.
Shanghai has been more selective with mass testing, targeting people
associated with a particular place, such as the airport or the hospital
where someone who has tested positive had worked, rather than an entire
district.In Tianjin, health workers have collected more than 2.2 million
samples for testing from residents in the Binhai new district, after
five locally transmitted cases were discovered there last week.
In Manzhouli, a city of more than 200,000 people, local health
authorities are testing all residents after two cases were reported on
Saturday. They also shut down all schools and public venues and banned
public gatherings such as banquets.
