Shanghai lockdown: China eases Covid restrictions after two months

Shanghai, China's commercial centre and global trade hub, has removed Covid restrictions after two months.

At midnight local time, most individuals were free to travel throughout the 25 million-person city.

At least 650,000 people will stay home.

People who catch Covid in China are quarantined or hospitalized.

Their close contacts face quarantine and a lockdown of their neighborhood.

Shanghai government spokeswoman Yin Xin: "We've waited a long time for this day."

"Everyone's made sacrifices. We must respect and defend this day and welcome back the Shanghai we know and miss."

Residents must produce a green health code on their smartphones to leave residential compounds and visit most establishments.

To use public transportation or visit banks or malls, you must have a recent negative PCR test. Anyone leaving Shanghai faces a 7-14-day quarantine upon their return.

Closed: theatres, museums, and gyms. Most kids won't attend face-to-face classes.