Shanghai COVID infections still not under effective control - official

The COVID-hit financial centre of Shanghai has still not brought the outbreak under control and the number of new confirmed cases is expected to remain high over the next few days, a government health official said on Tuesday. "The epidemic is in a rapid increase phase, with social transmission still not brought under effective control," said Lei Zhenglong of the National Health Commission at a briefing in Beijing.

"The forecast for the next few days is that the number of infected people will remain at a high level," he said.