Covid-19 in China: Shanghai deplores its first deaths since the start of containment – franceinfo

In strict confinement from the end of March, the Chinese economic capital is the scene of the worst viral contagion in China since the start of the epidemic. Article written by Published on 04/18/2022 07:29 Updated on 04/18/2022 09:10 Reading time: 1 min. It had been almost a month since the death toll had increased in China. The Asian giant reported, Monday, April 18, three deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai, the first officially announced since the start of containment at the end of March in the Chinese economic capital. Shanghai City Hall said the three deaths were of elderly people with underlying illnesses. China, 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 two previous deaths announced in the country had it summer in mid-March in Jilin province, bordering North Korea. Shanghai is the scene of the worst viral contagion in China since the start of the epidemic, with tens of thousands of new cases recorded 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. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link