Covid Surge in Shanghai Rases Fears of Another Lockdown

Barely six weeks after Shanghai fully lifted a prolonged and harshly enforced lockdown, China’s biggest city is again grappling with a surge of coronavirus cases. Residents wary of being suddenly confined in their homes have been alarmed by mixed messages from official sources circulating on social media, including advice that they stock up on food and medicine.

Since early this month, Shanghai has recorded over 400 infections across the city, many of which have been traced to a cluster at…