Shanghai, China The restrictions on going out that have been going on for more than two months are virtually lifted today.

In Shanghai, China, the strict restrictions on going out, which had been going on for more than two months as a countermeasure against the infection of the new coronavirus, were virtually lifted on the 1st.

Authorities are urgently appealing to normalize society amid the serious economic impact of prolonged restrictions on going out.

In China's largest economic city, Shanghai, the infection of the new coronavirus has spread, and the entire city will be divided into two areas from March 28 to April 5, and strict restrictions on going out will be gradually imposed. started.

However, the spread of the infection did not subside after that, and the restrictions on going out were extended.

Residents violently opposed such a response from the authorities, and there were a series of voices on SNS saying that they could not receive appropriate treatment at the hospital, and the top of the city of Shanghai, who was inspecting, said that food and other daily necessities did not arrive. There was also a video of Li Qiang's secretary being criticized by the residents.

Authorities also said that restrictions would be relaxed in areas where infection had not been confirmed for a period of time, but due to infection control measures, the situation continued in which people could not actually go out of their home premises.

The number of infected people per day temporarily exceeded 20,000 in April, which was the peak, but as a result of continuing strict restrictions on going out for more than two months, the number of people infected on the 30th was about 30 and the number continued to decline. increase.

Under these circumstances, the authorities said that from midnight local time and 1:00 am Japan time on the 1st, about 22 million inhabitants, which is about 90% of the total, except for some areas where infected people were recently confirmed. Allowed to go out and the restrictions were effectively lifted.

Due to this restriction on going out, many Japanese companies have been forced to suspend operations for a long period of time, and the distribution of logistics using ports and airports has become confused, and the supply of parts to Japan has been delayed. increase.

Authorities are rushing to normalize society by resuming the full resumption of corporate production and commercial facility operations and the resumption of public transportation operations amid prolonged restrictions on going out and serious economic impact. It is appealing.

The figure of a person taking a walk with a dog immediately ...

In Shanghai, strict restrictions on going out were lifted at midnight on the 1st of local time, and people were immediately seen walking with their dogs around the NHK reporter's home.

It was late at night, so there wasn't much traffic, but some people drove through the city because private cars were allowed to pass.

In addition, at fruit stores and flower shops, even though it was late at night, the people involved in the store were cleaning and preparing for business after the first day.