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Christmas: Shanghai residents asked to stay indoors

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Surging Covid-19 cases in China have prompted authorities to caution Shanghai inhabitants against gatherings ahead of the Christmas festival.

The call for residents of China’s most populated city was issued by the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission on Saturday.

Reuters reported that youth in particular were asked to stay away from big gatherings to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.

Following a sudden end to strict testing requirements and travel curbs, China has seen a spike in Covid cases in recent weeks.

In Shanghai, which has a huge Christmas-themed market on Nanjing West Road, restaurants offer promotions . . .

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