Lockdown restrictions in Shanghai have resulted in residents thronging supermarkets to stock up on essential supplies. Residents in Shanghai are scrambling to stock up on supplies while thousands quarantine in offices, as a lockdown rolls out in the divided city. After weeks of isolated compound lockdowns, the city of 25 million has been split into two. Earlier this week those living in Shanghai’s eastern half were told to stay home, with the western half due to enter a lockdown on Friday. The move comes as the city battles a surge in Omicron Covid cases. The city has reported around 20,000 Covid-19 infections since 1 March, registering more cases in four weeks than in the previous two years of the pandemic. China’s zero-Covid strategy has been increasingly challenged by the highly infectious Omicron variant. Omicron vs Zero-Covid: How long can China hold on? The economic cost of China’s […]