To the relief of all, Shanghai lifted on 1 June the lockdown measures it had imposed two months earlier as part of its “Zero-COVID” response to renewed coronavirus threats. The action was implemented to prevent wider spread of COVID-19. As it happened, the ending of restrictions on personal movement, working and travel for Shanghai’s 25 million population actually came two weeks ahead of schedule.
So far, the Chinese government has not shared its roadmap with the public for dealing with COVID in the long...