Shanghai Extends Lockdown of 26 Million as Military Deployed to Assist in Mass Testing

A worker in protective overall stands in the middle of empty streets in a lockdown area in the Jingan district of western Shanghai on April 4, 2022. Chen Si/AP Photo

Shanghai has extended its stay-at-home order as reviews the results of a new round of COVID testing of the city’s 26 million residents conducted on April 4.

The financial hub began its two-staged lockdown on March 28, which was to allow health workers to complete at least two rounds of mass testing.