In Shanghai, China's largest economic city, where infection with the new coronavirus is spreading, restrictions on going out began on the 1st in the western region where many Japanese live.
Authorities are trying to limit the spread of the infection by conducting PCR tests on approximately 16 million people.
In China, where the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading all over the country, 7229 people including asymptomatic people were confirmed to be infected in the city on the 31st, and among them, the largest economic city, Shanghai, has the highest number of 4502 people. I did.
The Shanghai Municipal Authority has taken measures to divide the entire city into two areas and gradually restrict going out, of which the eastern area was lifted on the morning of the 1st, but in a way that replaces it. , Restrictions on going out in the western area, where many Japanese live, began on the morning of the 1st.
The restrictions on going out in the west are until dawn on the 5th of this month, and although there are a few vehicles such as police and delivery staff running on the road, almost no people can be seen.
Most of the infected people confirmed in Shanghai were asymptomatic, and city officials conducted PCR tests on about 16 million residents in the west from the 1st to thoroughly search for infected people and set them up temporarily. We are trying to curb the spread of the infection by, for example, isolating it at a facility.
On the other hand, in the eastern part where the restrictions on going out were lifted on the morning of the 1st, there are a number of places where the restrictions on going out are extended for a certain period of time in areas where infected people have appeared.
As the impact on the lives of citizens and the economy spreads, the focus is on how to prevent the spread of infection at an early stage by taking strict measures.