The city, battling China's biggest coronavirus outbreak so far, reported 12 new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, up from 11 a day before
City officials suspended classes in the school for a week following the positive test results. The Chinese capital also reported four other confirmed cases on Friday that were counted separately
Besides Shanghai, the rest of the local cases were reported in 16 other provincial-level regions including 136 in the northeastern province of Jilin, and six in Beijing
Ongoing support is provided by supply tightness after disruptions in Libya, which is losing 550,000 barrels per day (bpd) of output
Shanghai's cases accounted for 95% of the 18,598 new cases on China's mainland, of which 2,133 had symptoms
Shanghai will also adopt different policies for Covid-19 testing and screening in different areas, they added
In most countries, including the United States, guidelines stipulate that any death where COVID-19 is a factor or contributor is counted as a COVID-related death
Hong Kong on Thursday relaxed pandemic restrictions, with Disneyland and museums reopening and nighttime restaurant dining resuming as the city's worst Covid-19 outbreak appears to be fading.
Apart from Shanghai, 17 other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new local Covid-19 cases, including 95 in the north-eastern province of Jilin, and one in Beijing, the Commission report said
About 8,000 employees have returned to work in the US carmaker Tesla's factory so far, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the company
The deaths took the total death toll in Shanghai to 10, with the virus continuing to spread
Shanghai reported seven more deaths due to Covid-19 as the Chinese financial hub grapples with a record outbreak, taking the death toll in the country to 4,648 with over 21,400 new cases
Shanghai reported seven more deaths due to Covid-19 as the Chinese financial hub grapples with a record outbreak
Brent crude futures rose 21 cents, or 0.2%, to $113.37 a barrel at 0020 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 2 cents to $108.19 a barrel
At least 44 Chinese cities are under either a full or partial lockdown as authorities persist in trying to curb the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant
The current surge of Omicron virus in China which is sending one city after another into prolonged lockdowns was largely expected to have an adverse impact on the economy
On Sunday, three deaths due to Covid were reported in Shanghai
Three new deaths from Covid-19 were reported on Sunday in Shanghai, according to the report
The national economic recovery was sustained and the operation of the economy was generally stable, said a government statement
The municipal health commission said on Sunday said that Shanghai has reported 3,238 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours