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U.S. closely monitoring COVID lockdown in Shanghai, White House says

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is closely monitoring a coronavirus lockdown in Shanghai that could cause delays to air cargo, White house press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday.

Shanghai on Friday announced a record 21,000 new COVID-19 cases and a third consecutive day of COVID testing as a lockdown of its 26 million people showed no sign of easing and other Chinese cities tightened curbs – even in places with no recent infections.

(Reporting by Nandita Bose and Alexandra Alper; Editing by Leslie Adler)