Nearly empty roads amid a phased lockdown due to Covid-19 in Shanghai, China. The country's largest city reported more than 13,000 daily Covid cases for the first time, as a sweeping lockdown of its 25 million residents and mass testing uncovered extensive spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant. Bloomberg
Medical workers gather near a banner that reads 'Unite as one, resolutely win the battle against epidemic' during a departure ceremony before leaving for Shanghai, in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province. AP
China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from across the country to Shanghai, including 2,000 military medical staff, as it struggles to tackle the rapidly spreading Covid-19 outbreak. AFP
Workers in protective suits direct residents lining up for Covid testing. Reuters
Medical workers and volunteers in a compound where residents are being tested for Covid-19. AFP
Authorities are building the world’s largest makeshift isolation centre to help contain the outbreak in Shanghai. AFP
A delivery man arranges his orders during lockdown in the Jingan district of western Shanghai. AP
A worker in protective gear chats with residents outside shuttered shops in the Jingan district of western Shanghai. AP
The number of cases continues to rise in Shanghai and Jilin, a north-eastern province. AP
Residents wait to submit samples for tests at a community centre in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai. AP
A person walks a dog. Reuters
Policemen wearing protective gear on a street during patrols. AFP
Workers remove their protective gear at the entrance of a neighbourhood. AFP
Food shortages and shuttered manufacturing plants have hit residents hard. AFP
Workers unload groceries from a truck before distributing them to residents. AP
A man helps a woman to consume a packet of traditional Chinese medicine, as she sits by the side of a road outside a residential compound. Reuters
