As of 10:00am May 19th, Shanghai reported 57,438 positive cases (82 new cases) and 587,121 asymptomatic cases (637 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.

Shanghai officials announced the next steps of the prevention and control measures, which are divided into “three stages”:

1st Stage: From now to May 21st, orderly opening of “precautionary areas” to keep a lower level of social activity.
2nd Stage: May 22nd to May 31st, continue to narrow the scope of “Controlled areas” & “Locked-down areas”. Implement normalized prevention and control measures and classification management. Implementation of a closed-loop operation for work resumption
3rd Stage: Jun 1st to mid/late Jun, fully resume normal production and life with normalized prevention and control management. Businesses will resume work and production gradually under the government’s approval.

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

Contact your local Expeditors representative for more information and operational assistance.