As the Corona 19 spread greatly in Shanghai, it was decided to conduct a full inspection of 20 million citizens along with a phased lockdown.
The Shanghai Municipal Government announced on the night of the 27th through the official WeChat account on social media that the city would be divided into east and west along the Huangpu River and sealed off in stages, followed by nucleic acid testing.
First, the area east of the Huangpu River is sealed for four days from the morning of the 28th, followed by a corona19 nucleic acid test, and the rest of the area is sealed and tested for four days from the morning of the 1st of the next month.
People within the containment area must stay at home, and public transport such as buses, subways, and taxis does not operate.
In addition, businesses in the containment area are urged to work from home, except for public services such as water, electricity, fuel, gas and telecommunications.
In a statement, the city of Shanghai said, "This decision was made to contain the spread of the infectious disease and to promote the safety of the masses."
In order to minimize the economic damage, Shanghai took a method of blocking several places like a checkerboard, mainly in residential areas where confirmed cases or close contacts were found.
According to the National Health Commission, a health authority in China, the number of new infections in Shanghai was 896 on the 21st, 981 on the 22nd, and 983 on the 23rd, keeping it below 1,000, but following 1,582 on the 24th and 2,000 on the 25th. 269, and the number soared to 2,678 the day before.