Indawo yezentengiselwano yabantu abayizigidi ezingama-25 yavalwa ngezigaba kusukela ngasekupheleni kukaMashi, lapho ukwahluka kwegciwane le-Omicron kubhebhethekisa ukuqubuka okubi kakhulu kweChina selokhu iCovid yaqala ukubamba ngo-2020.
Ngemuva kokuthi eminye imithetho ixegiswe kancane kancane emasontweni ambalwa edlule, iziphathimandla ngoLwesithathu ziqale ukuvumela izakhamizi ezindaweni ezithathwa njengezinobungozi obuncane ukuthi zihambe edolobheni ngokukhululeka.
"Lesi yisikhathi ebesibheke ngabomvu isikhathi eside," kusho uhulumeni kamasipala waseShanghai esitatimendeni ezinkundleni zokuxhumana.
"Ngenxa yomthelela walolu bhubhane, iShanghai, idolobha elikhulu, ingene esikhathini esingakaze sibonwe sokuthula."
NgoLwesithathu ekuseni, abantu babonakale behamba esitimeleni esingaphansi komhlaba eShanghai bebheke ezakhiweni zamahhovisi, kuyilapho ezinye izitolo zilungiselela ukuvulwa.
Ngosuku olwedlule, imigoqo ephuzi ngokugqamile eyayivale amabhilidi namabhulokhi edolobha amasonto yehlisiwe ezindaweni eziningi.
Imikhawulo ibiwudambisile umnotho wedolobha, amaketanga ezitolo eChina nakwamanye amazwe, kanye nezimpawu zokucasuka phakathi kwezakhamizi zavela ngesikhathi sokuvalwa.
IPhini leMeya uZong Ming utshele izintatheli ngoLwesibili ukuthi lokhu kunciphisa kuzoba nomthelela kubantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingama-22 edolobheni.
Izitolo ezinkulu, izitolo ezidayisa ukudla, amakhemisi nezindawo zokucwala izinwele zizovunyelwa ukusebenza ngamaphesenti angama-75, kanti amapaki nezinye izindawo ezinhle zizovulwa kancane kancane, wengeza.
Kepha amasinema nezindawo zokuzivocavoca zihlala zivaliwe, futhi izikole - zivaliwe kusukela maphakathi no-Mashi - zizovulwa kancane kancane ngokuzithandela.
Amabhasi, izitimela ezihamba ngaphansi nezikebhe nazo zizophinde ziqale, kusho izikhulu zezokuthutha.
Izinsizakalo zamatekisi nezimoto ezizimele nazo zizovunyelwa ezindaweni ezinobungozi obuncane, zivumela abantu ukuthi bavakashele abangani nomndeni ngaphandle kwesifunda sabo.
Akujwayelekile okwamanje
Kodwa uhulumeni wedolobha uxwayise ngokuthi isimo besingakajwayelekile.
"Okwamanje, ayikakabi khona indawo yokuphumula ekuhlanganiseni izimpumelelo zokuvikela nokulawula ubhubhane," kusho yena.
I-China iphikelele ngesu le-zero-Covid, elibandakanya ukuvala izivalo ngokushesha, ukuhlolwa kwabantu abaningi kanye nokuhlukaniswa kwabantu isikhathi eside ukuzama ukuqeda izifo ngokuphelele.
Kepha izindleko zomnotho zaleyo nqubomgomo zinyukile, kanti uhulumeni waseShanghai uthe ngoLwesithathu "umsebenzi wokusheshisa ukusimama komnotho nezenhlalo uya uphuthuma kakhulu".
Amafekthri namabhizinisi nawo bekumele aqale kabusha umsebenzi ngemuva kokungalali amasonto.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-14-2022