China recorded 360 new cases of Covid-19 transmitted locally on Wednesday 4 May, of which 261 in Shanghai and 42 in Beijing: according to the updates released by the National Health Commission, the residual infections refer to 11 provinces, such as Henan (14 infections), whose capital Zhengzhou, a city with almost 13 million inhabitants, ended up in lockdown. Shanghai, which still remains subject to very strict restrictions, recorded another 4,390 asymptomatic carriers out of a total of 4,678 reported nationally, as well as 13 new deaths.
Covid, Beijing’s new squeeze: part of the subway and hundreds of buses closed
by our correspondent Gianluca Modolo
04 Maggio 2022
Service activity in China dropped in April to lows since early 2020, paying for the Covid-19 outbreaks and related draconian containment lockdowns that hit consumer spending, manufacturing, supply chain and jeopardized growth economy: the index of SME purchasing managers sponsored by Caixin magazine is at 36.2, the lowest level since February 2020.
Covid, another 12 deaths in Shanghai from the new wave. Citizens’ anger in a censored video
April 23, 2022
The figure is below 42 in March and 40 on average expected by analysts, and is below 50 for the second month in a row, signaling a dangerous and profound contraction in activity.