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Shanghai’s full Covid lockdown ends after two months
City of 25 million people emerges from prolonged isolation under ruthlessly enforced restrictions
Shanghai has lifted a painful two-month lockdown, to the relief of the city’s 25 million residents, with authorities dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping police tape off public squares and buildings.
Most residents have spent the past two months under a ruthlessly enforced lockdown that has caused income losses, stress and despair for millions struggling to access food or emergency healthcare.