However, there is a leaked directive telling media outlets in the country not to use the phrase "ending the lockdown".
Digital Desk: Chinese authorities in Shanghai have told the media to
refrain from using the term "lockdown" when reporting the end of the
two-month-long lockdown, according to a report in the
Chinese Digital Times.
Shanghai recently opened up with people being allowed to leave
their homes, use public transport and work from the office. However, there is a
leaked directive telling media outlets in the country not to use the phrase
"ending the lockdown".
The leaked document, carried by China Digital Times, states:
"Do not use the phrase "ending the lockdown." Unlike Wuhan,
Shanghai never declared a lockdown, so there is no "ending the
lockdown." All parts of Shanghai underwent static management-style
suppression and suspensions, but the city's core functions kept operating
throughout this period. The resumption on June 1 will also be conditional: it
is by no means the case that every person in every district across the whole
city will not be able to head out at once freely, nor that this is a uniform
relaxation.
The outlet advises its readers, saying, "Since directives
are sometimes communicated orally to journalists and editors, who then leak
them online, the wording published here may not be exact. Some instructions are
issued by local authorities or specific sectors and may not apply universally
across China."
Shanghai eased a range of Covid-19 restrictions on Wednesday to
return to normalcy after a two-month lockdown that confined residents of the
megacity to their homes and battered China's economy.
The commercial hub of 25 million people was closed in sections
from late March when the Omicron virus variant fueled China's worst outbreak
since Covid first took hold in 2020.
