China is once again facing coronavirus-related deaths.
The country reported three deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai on Monday, the first officially announced since the start of containment at the end of March in the Chinese economic capital.
The Asian giant, which follows a zero Covid strategy, has so far officially recorded only 4,641 deaths linked to the coronavirus, initially discovered on its soil at the end of 2019.
The victims were elderly
In a statement posted on social media, Shanghai City Hall said the three deaths were of elderly people with underlying illnesses.
The two previous deaths announced in China had been announced in mid-March in Jilin province (northeast), bordering North Korea.
Shanghai is the scene of the worst virus contagion in China since the start of the epidemic, with tens of thousands of new cases announced daily.
Its 25 million inhabitants have been placed in strict confinement since the end of March, many of them complaining, among other things, of supply problems.
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