China’s economic hub, Shanghaieased COVID restrictions on Wednesday, 1 June, after a lockdown that lasted 65 days, Reuters reported.
The curbs were removed at midnight local time, and while most people could move around freely in the city of 25 million people, around 6,50,000 residents remain in lockdown.
“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,” Shanghai government spokeswoman Yin Xin was quoted as saying by the BBC.
Residents of the city now have to show a green health code on their smartphones to leave their buildings and gain access to most places.