Shanghai deputy mayor Zhang Wei said the city will begin allowing more businesses in virus -free areas to resume normal operations from the beginning of June.
“The city is working hard to fully resume work and production as soon as possible,” Zhang said in a press briefing, “The speed of business resumption depends on the epidemic prevention situation.”
“For the rest of May, most workers will remain in closed circuits, including workers living in workplaces,” he said, adding that the stability of Shanghai’s energy, water and information infrastructure throughout epidemic “supports continued recovery.” the city’s economy. ”
After nearly two months of turmoil, Zhang said cargo delivery has gradually returned to normal, with the daily container handling rate at Shanghai ports reaching nearly 90% of their level in last year.
Fighting China’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, Shanghai continues to allow more businesses to reopen and more residents to leave their homes for the first time in 7 weeks.
source: cnbc
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