Police in China's Shanghai financial hub said they would start lifting the lockdown in some areas from Monday April 11, despite more than 25,000 new cases, including 19 reported.

Shanghai workers said they provided accommodation for three high-risk groups, allowing residents of hazardous areas to participate in "proper work" in their communities for two weeks.

"Each neighborhood will be divided into three categories to announce the unique name of the first group (communities)," he said in a short message.

He promises to help more than 25 million city dwellers who have been incarcerated for more than three weeks in China's biggest battle since the coronavirus was first discovered in downtown Wuhan in late 2019.

The city said Shanghai has divided the city into 7,624 areas which are still closed, 2,460 groups will be "checked" after one week without new infections, and 7,565 "protected areas" will be opened in two weeks without infections. Its good. He said people in the "protected area" could move around the area but would have to live far away and be locked down again if a new disease emerged.

Shanghai will make "dynamic" adjustments to the new system, further promising to reduce the impact of restrictions on the middle class in China's most populous city, Gu added.

He added, "I urge you to continue the support and cooperation of the people and relatives."

However, some criticized it as a high risk as the number of patients in Shanghai was over 25,000.

A statement posted on the Weibo platform used the name "Ice Broke Star" and said, "It seems that the Shanghai government has a secret plan for all Chinese people." Others said the police had no choice.

Another Weibo user posted a proclamation on behalf of Ruan Yi, saying, “The Shanghai government has recognized that the closure cannot continue to protect its citizens from starvation and death.

However, China's policy has not changed, and health director Liang Wannian said the "sanitation" policy was still "the best option" for Shanghai.

Liang, director of the Chinese National Institutes of Health (COVID-19) task force for COVID-19, said Omicron was considered a "cold". , with its aging population. putting them in danger.

The Federal Justice Commission quoted Liang during a visit to the eastern city: “If we fall asleep, the spread will be devastating for these vulnerable people. . »

Shanghai reported 25,173 new asymptomatic cases on Sunday, down from 23,937 days earlier, but symptoms fell to 914 out of 1,006.

(Source: //Reuters)