The latest news on Shanghai’s lifting of lockdown in 2022: When exactly will it be lifted? How long will it take to fully lift the lockdown?

Recently, there have been several good news about this round of local epidemic in Shanghai. One of them is that the number of new local infections has dropped for the first time, and the other is that the first batch of prevention areas have been unsealed. So what is the latest news about Shanghai’s lifting of lockdown in 2022? When will the ban be lifted? How long will it take to fully lift the lockdown?

1. The latest news on Shanghai's lifting of lockdown in 2022

On April 12, the Jiatianyuan community in Fengjing Town, one of the first prevention areas in Jinshan District, Shanghai, was unsealed. Residents of the community were allowed to go out according to the principle that only one person per household could go out once a day. However, it should be noted that this community has been downgraded to a prevention zone so that people can go out only, and there are also requirements for going out, and it has not yet fully returned to normal.

It is understood that the prevention zone refers to residential communities, natural villages, units, and places where no positive infections have been reported in the past 14 days. Strengthened social control will be implemented and the scale of gatherings of people will be strictly limited.

2. When will Shanghai be unsealed in 2022?

This round of local epidemic caused by Shanghai in March is expected to usher in the good news of gradual unblocking at the end of April. Because some residential areas in Shanghai have already been classified as prevention areas, and there is a difference between prevention areas, control areas and lockdown areas. People in lockdown areas are not allowed to leave their homes. Generally, when the lockdown areas are unsealed, the prevention areas can also be unsealed. However, it should be noted that the number of positive infections in Shanghai is still high, and residents are encouraged to work from home and not go out unless necessary. In order to lift the blockade in Shanghai's lockdown and control areas, the following three conditions must be met at the same time:

First, there have been no new cases or asymptomatic infections in the region in the past 14 days;

Second, the last close contact in the area has been in centralized isolation for more than 4 days since the last exposure for more than 14 days and the nucleic acid test result is negative;

Third, all personnel in the area completed a round of nucleic acid screening two days before the lockdown was lifted, and all results were negative.

3. How long will it take for Shanghai to fully lift the lockdown in 2022?

The current round of local epidemic in Shanghai is expected to be fully lifted around May 1, 2022, but the specific date will depend on official notifications and arrangements. Because the current outbreak in Shanghai is more serious than in Wuhan, as can be seen from the confirmed cases and feedback from local residents. This round of epidemic not only brings inconvenience to residents, but also has a certain impact on the economy. If this epidemic is not ended as soon as possible, it will result in even greater losses of manpower and material resources.

In addition, on April 12, Liu Min, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, stated at a press conference that in light of the actual needs of epidemic prevention and control and the guarantee of daily necessities, the unsealing of relevant outlets in the city's supermarkets and shopping malls will be steadily promoted in a zoned and classified manner, and the daily necessities supply nodes and outlets that strictly implement epidemic prevention and control measures will be unsealed. For the closed and controlled areas, a supply guarantee white list will be established. For the necessary supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies and other outlets that are not involved in the epidemic, an application can be submitted to the commercial authorities of the district where they are located with a supply guarantee enterprise certificate. After review, the commercial authorities of each district will copy the white list of outlets to all streets and towns for unblocking.

In general, the latest news about Shanghai's unblocking in 2022 is that on April 12, the Jiatianyuan community in Fengjing Town, the first batch of prevention areas in Jinshan District, was unblocked. It is expected that this round of local epidemic in Shanghai will be gradually unblocked at the end of April, and the full liberation will be around May 1st.