Shanghai to downgrade last middle-risk area for COVID-19
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SHANGHAI -- Shanghai will downgrade the last middle-risk area to low-risk for COVID-19 on Friday as a local resurgence of the disease has been brought under control, local authorities said Thursday.
With the downgrade, the entire city of Shanghai will become low-risk for the epidemic, according to the municipal COVID-19 prevention and control leading group.
The city will continue to implement regular prevention and control measures, the group said.
Since Jan 21, Shanghai has seen 22 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, according to the municipal center for disease control and prevention.
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