As of 10:00am May 12th, Shanghai reported 56,527 positive cases (144 new cases) and 579,551 asymptomatic cases (1,305 new cases) since March 1st, 2022.  

For full details regarding how Ocean, Air, Ground, and Customs are affected by Shanghai's COVID outbreak, see Expeditors' updates here.

Starting from 12:00am on April 2nd, people leaving Shanghai need to show a negative antigen test result within 24 hours and a negative nucleic acid test within 48 hours.

On May 3rd, the second edition of the Guidelines for Shanghai Industrial Enterprises to Resume Production with Pandemic Prevention and Control was released, with several articles modified and some new measures added.

Shanghai will continue to carry out “nucleic acid + antigen” combination testing. The “3 Risk Areas” will be adjusted according to the test results. Shanghai CDC announced that no new variants with a stronger transmission have been found.

There are eight districts and some areas of the Pudong district that have been cleared. These eight districts are Fengxian, Jinshan, Chongming, Qingpu, Songjiang, Putuo, Jiading, and Xuhui. Fewer and Fewer new positive infections are being found outside the controlled area, the social epidemic risk has been effectively controlled, and the epidemic trend has stabilized and improved.

Check here for the latest information regarding the current outbreak of new coronavirus in Shanghai.

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