- Title: Shanghai's disease control centre defends harsh quarantine measures
- Date: 11th May 2022
- Summary: SHANGHAI, CHINA (MAY 11, 2022) (REUTERS) HEALTH WORKER IN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) WALKING ALONG STREET WITH MEGAPHONE SAYING (Mandarin): "BRING YOUR NEGATIVE ANTIGEN TEST KIT IN THE MORNING, GO TO NO. 270, WUKANG ROAD FOR COVID-19 TESTS" HEALTH WORKERS IN PPE ON STREET / RESIDENTS QUEUING FOR COVID-19 TEST RESIDENTS QUEUING FOR COVID-19 TEST HEALTH WORKER IN PP
- Embargoed: 25th May 2022 11:06
- Keywords: COVID-19 China Shanghai infections lockdown virus
- Location: SHANGHAI, CHINA
- City: SHANGHAI, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA001716211052022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: An official with Shanghai's disease control centre hit back on Wednesday (May 11) at criticism of the city's harsh COVID quarantine measures, saying the detention of large numbers of people declared to be in close contact with positive cases was legal.
"The policies we are implementing right now are in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations," said Sun Xiaodong, the deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during a briefing with reporters.
Sun added a clause in China's infectious disease law that stipulated individuals were obliged to comply with measures adopted by the CDC and other health care agencies to prevent the spread of disease.
In a battle to stifle China's largest COVID-19 outbreak, Shanghai has forced neighbours of positive cases to move into central quarantine facilities, even if they have tested negative. Social media has also been flooded with accounts of authorities demanding keys to homes being handed over for disinfection, spurring outrage and raising questions of legality among residents and experts.
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