People line up to buy vegetables at a supermarket in east China's Shanghai, March 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
SHANGHAI, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Vegetable planting bases in suburbs of Shanghai have been running round-the-clock to meet the daily needs of local residents amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence.
Shanghai will launch a nucleic acid testing campaign in areas west of the Huangpu River starting Friday amid the second phase of the city's closed-off management, an official told a press conference on Thursday.
This round of testing will involve 16 million people, and 12 districts will be put under closed-off management, said Ma Chunlei, secretary-general of the Shanghai municipal people's government.
The megacity with a population of over 24 million on Monday began enforcing temporary closed-off management in two phases to track possible infections and curb the spread of the virus.
Workers pick vegetables at a cooperative in Anzhuang Village of Zhujiajiao Township, Qingpu District, east China's Shanghai, March 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
Workers pack vegetables at a cooperative in east China's Shanghai, March 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
A staff member carries vegetables at a cooperative in east China's Shanghai, March 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
Workers load vegetables onto a truck in east China's Shanghai, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Shen Yiqing/Xinhua)
Workers transport vegetables in east China's Shanghai, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Shen Yiqing/Xinhua)
A worker loads vegetables onto a truck in east China's Shanghai, March 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
A staff member weighs vegetables at a supermarket in east China's Shanghai, March 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
A woman selects vegetables at a supermarket in east China's Shanghai, March 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)■
