by John Hayward at Breitbart News
The Associated Press reported panic sweeping the city as residents were forced to lock themselves in their homes and avoid all contact with other people. Communist Party authorities shuttered “non-essential” offices and businesses, suspended transportation, and canceled public events. Panic-buying cleaned out store shelves in the last hours before hazmat-suited enforcers began setting up roadblocks and checkpoints.
“Shanghai detected another 3,500 cases of infection on Sunday, though all but 50 were people who tested positive for the coronavirus but were not showing symptoms of [Chinese coronavirus]. While people who are asymptomatic can still infect others, China categorizes such cases separately from ‘confirmed cases’ – those in people who are sick – leading to much lower totals in daily reports,” the AP noted.
Nationwide, China reported its highest coronavirus case numbers since the beginning of the pandemic over the weekend.
Tesla reportedly suspended production at its Shanghai factory in the Pudong area for four days, after unsuccessfully attempting to set up a “closed-loop management system” – i.e. requiring workers to live on factory premises so the plant could remain open. Tesla did not make a public announcement of the suspension, but Shanghai employees told reporters they were quietly told to stay at home before their Monday work shifts…
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