NEW: Shanghai aims to end its strict Covid lockdown, but the effects — on the economy, public health and trust in government — could last much longer.
Life is set to return to something more like normal starting Wednesday, when the passes issued by residential buildings for people to go out for a few hours will be scrapped, public transport will resume and residents can go back to work.
“Everyone has sacrificed a lot. This day has been hard-won, and we need to cherish and protect it, and welcome back the Shanghai we are familiar with and missed.” Residents will have to tests every 72 hours to take public transport and enter public venues. Tough quarantine is still in store for anyone catching the coronavirus and their close contacts.The highly transmissible omicron variant of the virus is prone to making comebacks.
Todd Pearson, managing director of Camel Hospitality Group, which operates some restaurants, bars and gyms in and around Shanghai, is wary.
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