first deaths from Covid 19 announced in Shanghai since containment began

first deaths from Covid-19 announced in Shanghai since containment began

The Asian giant, which has a zero-Covid strategy, has officially recorded just 4,641 coronavirus-related deaths so far.

China on Monday reported three deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai, the first officially reported since containment began in late March in the Chinese economic capital.

The Asian giant, which has a zero-Covid strategy, has so far officially recorded just 4,641 deaths related to the coronavirus, which was first spotted on its soil in late 2019.

In a statement released on social media, Shanghai City Hall said the three deaths were among the elderly with underlying medical conditions. The two previous deaths announced in China had occurred in mid-March in Jilin province (northeast) on the border with North Korea.

Shanghai is the scene of the worst virus contagion in China since the epidemic began, with tens of thousands of new cases being reported every day. Its 25 million inhabitants have been in strict solitary confinement since the end of March, many of them complaining about supply problems, among other things.

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