BEJING, May 10 Last two lines in Shanghai shut down due to COVID-19 outbreak subway, follows from a message posted on the subway's Weibo social network account. «From 13:00 on May 10, 2022, and until further notice, the sixth and sixteenth lines of the Shanghai subway stop working. At the moment, all lines and stations of the Shanghai subway have stopped working,» the post reads.
Beijing authorities will change the quarantine period for arrivals from abroadThe Shanghai Metro ranks first in the world in length — 831 kilometers, it has 20 lines and 508 stations. Prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, passenger traffic was more than ten million people a day. Since March 28, due to the outbreak of coronavirus, a lockdown has been in effect in Shanghai. Authorities expected the two rounds of testing to be completed by April 5 and prevent the spread of the disease. But due to the large number of infected people, the quarantine had to be extended — for how long, it is not specified. From the very beginning of the pandemic, the Chinese authorities have adhered to a policy of «zero tolerance» for the coronavirus, therefore, even with not very high incidence rates, they introduce strict measures, closing entire districts and even cities.
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