Shanghai schools to go online as Covid spreads in China

SHANGHAI-China’s largest city, Shanghai, has ordered most of its schools to take classes online as Covid cases soar. Nurseries and childcare centres will also shut from Monday, according to Shanghai’s education bureau. Restrictions were eased by Chinese authorities earlier this month following a wave of protests targeting China’s zero-Covid strategy. But the easing of strict lockdown measures has led to growing concerns over the spread of Covid in China.

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