When will the Shanghai epidemic end in 2022 and return to normal? Can it be completely over before May 1st? Attached is the latest official news

Recently, the number of new local cases reported in Shanghai has declined significantly, indicating that the local epidemic has been initially brought under control. According to the latest news on April 20, Shanghai Jinshan and Chongming achieved zero social cases for the first time. So when will the Shanghai epidemic end and return to normal in 2022? Can it be completely over before May 1st? The latest official news is as follows:

1. When will the Shanghai epidemic end and return to normal in 2022? Attached is the latest official news

This round of local epidemic in Shanghai is expected to end and return to normal around early May 2022. Because according to the current new situation, from 0:00 to 24:00 on April 20, Shanghai added 2,634 new local confirmed cases and 15,861 asymptomatic infections, which shows that there are still a large number of new cases, but they are mainly concentrated in the closed areas, distributed in Pudong New Area, Huangpu District, Xuhui District, Changning District, Jing'an District, Putuo District, Hongkou District, Yangpu District, Minhang District, Baoshan District, Jiading District, Jinshan District, Songjiang District, Qingpu District, and Fengxian District. The presence of new cases in these areas means that the society has not yet been cleared, and the lockdown will generally be fully lifted 14 days after the society has been cleared. Obviously, it is unlikely that the Shanghai epidemic will be completely over and return to normal before the end of April, but it is expected to end and return to normal in early May. Here are some good news about the epidemic in Shanghai:

1. Many companies in Shanghai resume work and production

On April 15, Quanta Shanghai Manufacturing City, located in Songjiang, Shanghai, applied to resume work and production under the premise of strict epidemic prevention, and the factory area implemented closed-loop management.

On April 18, SAIC Group will also start the stress test of resuming work and production in accordance with the previously issued "Notice on Issuing the Guidelines for Epidemic Prevention and Control for Resuming Work and Production of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Limited".

In addition, on April 16, news came out that Tesla's Shanghai Super Factory resumed work and production.

2. The spread of the epidemic in Shanghai has been effectively contained

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, asymptomatic infections have been mainly discovered in closed-loop isolation and control. According to the 18,901 new patients (including asymptomatic and confirmed cases) on April 19, 95.12% of the patients were found in closed-loop isolation control, 2.06% of the patients were found in screening of high-risk groups, and 2.82% of the patients were previously asymptomatic patients who were converted to confirmed cases.

3. Some areas in Shanghai have achieved zero cases of the epidemic

Jinshan District and Chongming District achieved the goal of zero social contact on the first day. Similarly, the epidemic situation in Fengxian District continues to be at a low level. In addition, the epidemic situation in Minhang, Songjiang, Qingpu and Putuo districts is also in a downward phase. The epidemic situation in six districts, including Xuhui, Yangpu, Hongkou, Changning, Baoshan and Jiading, has also eased, and is generally in a platform fluctuation state.

To summarize, in order to fully end the epidemic in Shanghai and return to normal, it is necessary to achieve zero social contact and effectively control the epidemic. These two points have been gradually achieved. It is expected that the epidemic in Shanghai will end and return to normal around early May 2022.

2. Can the Shanghai epidemic be completely ended before May 1, 2022?

The Shanghai epidemic will not be completely ended before May 1, 2022, but it will be gradually lifted around April 28. The areas that may be lifted first are Jinshan District and Chongming District, because these two areas announced the good news of zero social contact on April 20, and if they continue to maintain this situation. After 7-14 days, that is, around the end of April, we will usher in the good news of gradual unblocking. In order to lift the lockdown in Shanghai, the following three conditions must be met at the same time:

1.2022 Shanghai epidemic lifting condition one: no new cases or asymptomatic infections in the area in the past 14 days;

2.2022 Shanghai epidemic lifting condition 2: The last close contact in the area has been more than 14 days since the last exposure and the nucleic acid test is negative;

3.2022 Condition three for lifting the Shanghai epidemic lockdown: All personnel in the area complete a round of nucleic acid screening 2 days before the lockdown, and all results are negative.

In general, the Shanghai epidemic is expected to end in early May 2022 and return to normal, but the specific date depends on the new epidemic situation and government notification arrangements, but the possibility of it being completely over before May 1st is relatively small.