Shanghai Covid-19 death toll rises to 17


Omicron has driven a huge spike in cases in Shanghai, China, and the government has imposed tight movement restrictions and multiple rounds of mass testing to combat the outbreak. – EPA pic, April 20, 2022.

CHINA reported seven Covid-19 deaths in Shanghai today, raising the death toll to 17 in the city as authorities struggle to rein in cases despite a gruelling, weeks-long lockdown.

The fast-spreading Omicron has driven a huge spike in cases in the metropolis of 25 million people, and the government has imposed tight movement restrictions and multiple rounds of mass testing to combat the outbreak.


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