A staff member works next to a camp bed at an office of the Bank of Communications headquarters, during the lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district, China in this handout picture provided on April 8, 2022. [Reuters]
Shanghai's vice mayor admitted to shortcomings in the city's handling of its Covid-19 outbreak as a record 23,600 new cases were reported yesterday, while the US allowed non-essential staff and their families to leave its consulate in the city.