Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease

Like animals.

This is the kind of measure that leans towards those people who keep on asking here "how many PCR tests were taken?" and/or saying "more PCR tests should be conducted in Japan" ... They want a society that is controlled by Covid measures without utter regard to other aspects of life.

Until the next spike in infections

“under effective control”

means no more aggressive testing.

@Seigi at this point in the pandemic I totally agree with you.

Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes Wednesday as coronavirus rules that shut down China’s largest city eased and some factories resumed operation.

The reversion back to the zero covid policy is working.

The reversion back to the zero covid policy is working.

The ease of the rules is the opposite of reversing back to the zero covid policy, it means the CCP is finally realizing that its policy is unsustainable with omicron so it is finally abandoning it. Other countries have done similarly in the past, like New Zealand, except with a stronger effort to vaccinate the vulnerable population.

Shanghai shut down businesses and confined most of its population to their homes starting March 28 after a spike in infections.

The right move to stem off infections and covid related deaths; similar to what New Zealand implemented at the start of the epidemic. Unfortunately, infections and related deaths in NZ skyrocketed when the government moved away from the zero covid policy.

Logically, the reason why Shanghai is easing its virus rules, is because its lockdown was successful.

Mama and other family members live in Shanghai. They is living this situation now. We talk daily. These relaxations come and go. In one brother in law's big condo complex residents were allowed outdoors within the complex last week as nobody there was testing positive. No one could leave the complex however, just walk around outside within the complex. This week they are locked down again. 60 something people tested positive. Keep in mind nobody had been in or out of the complex for two weeks prior to the relaxation except police and workers bringing food. Mama lives in a much older and more crowded complex. She has been locked down the whole time. There is a steady drumbeat of positive tests among her neighbors. She received food but is having problems receiving one necessary medication. She is very depressed worrying what happens if she falls or has a problem that requires immediate hospitalization. Other family members are locked down and cannot help her. Nobody can leave the complex and ambulances are not responding.

The culture of fresh food needs some slight modifications in mainland China. Each household needs to have 30 days of food that can be eaten in emergencies, with fresh food used when possible, while not forgetting to rotate the shelf-stable foods into meals so those are used and refreshed every 6-9 months. Some dried beans and rice can go a long way. Add some spices and canned tomatoes to get some flavor. That's the world we all live in post-COVID.

Of course, nobody will do this. Changing habits is hard, but so is going hungry for a week or 3.