Shanghai lockdown - in pictures


  • Police in protective gear patrol the Nanjing street shopping area, in Shanghai, China. EPA
    Police in protective gear patrol the Nanjing street shopping area, in Shanghai, China. EPA
  • Volunteers carry daily necessities for residents in Fengxian District in eastern China's Shanghai city. AP
    Volunteers carry daily necessities for residents in Fengxian District in eastern China's Shanghai city. AP
  • A security guard regulates traffic at an exit of a tunnel that leads to the Pudong area, across the Huangpu river, in Shanghai. Reuters
    A security guard regulates traffic at an exit of a tunnel that leads to the Pudong area, across the Huangpu river, in Shanghai. Reuters
  • A man in protective gear walks in front of the quarantined compound, in Shanghai. EPA
    A man in protective gear walks in front of the quarantined compound, in Shanghai. EPA
  • Police patrol the Nanjing street shopping area, in Shanghai. EPA
    Police patrol the Nanjing street shopping area, in Shanghai. EPA
  • Residents in Shanghai are asked to stay at home unless they are going out for a coronavirus test. EPA
    Residents in Shanghai are asked to stay at home unless they are going out for a coronavirus test. EPA
  • A man walks on the Bound with Pudong main financial district in background, in Shanghai. EPA
    A man walks on the Bound with Pudong main financial district in background, in Shanghai. EPA
  • A resident gives a sample for a nucleic acid Covid-19 testing, in Shanghai. EPA
    A resident gives a sample for a nucleic acid Covid-19 testing, in Shanghai. EPA
  • People line up at a nucleic acid testing site outside a hospital during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), following the outbreak in Shanghai. Reuters
    People line up at a nucleic acid testing site outside a hospital during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), following the outbreak in Shanghai. Reuters
  • A security guard in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks at a main shopping area following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai. Reuters
    A security guard in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks at a main shopping area following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai. Reuters
  • Shanghai is in its second day of a lockdown. Reuters
    Shanghai is in its second day of a lockdown. Reuters
  • A pair of rubber gloves is hung to dry, as a security guard walks along a street in Shanghai. Reuters
    A pair of rubber gloves is hung to dry, as a security guard walks along a street in Shanghai. Reuters
  • People wait in line to get in to the grocery store, in Shanghai. EPA
    People wait in line to get in to the grocery store, in Shanghai. EPA