China expects bumper summer harvest

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How does Shanghai fight COVID-19 resurgence with joint efforts?

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Shanghai goes full throttle to stem COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Shanghai goes full throttle to stem COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pudong District of Shanghai 2. various of prevention and control measures against COVID-19 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG DIANYU, Doctor of Tongji Hospital 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHENG JUNHUA, Party chief of Renji Hospital 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TIAN YAO, Deputy General Manager of Pushang Group STORYLINE: China's economic hub Shanghai is conducting a new round of screening using both nucleic acid and antigen testing to contain the latest resurgence in COVID-19 infections. As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, around 9.1 million residents had undergone nucleic acid testing in many areas of the city including those on the east of the Huangpu River that are under temporary closed-off management. Meanwhile, some 10.87 million residents had taken antigen testing to screen for COVID-19 infections by Wednesday morning. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese