Shanghai will launch a phased lockdown to curb an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 outbreak that has hit China with its highest caseloads since the early days of the pandemic, the city government said Sunday.

Shanghai announces phased lockdown to curb an Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 outbreak

China's Wuhan city officials said they had completed coronavirus tests of all 11 million people amid a resurgence of the virus in the country. The health officials said except for children under six and students on summer break all residents were tested for the virus.

Wuhan tests all residents as China's virus cases reach six-month high

Secrecy and cronyism at China's top disease control agency led to widespread test shortages and flaws that hampered the early response to the coronavirus outbreak, an investigation has found.

Investigation reveals serious flaws in coronavirus testing, corrupt deals in China