Shanghai official Covid death toll rises to 25

  SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Shanghai logged eight official Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, reporting a mounting death toll even as daily cases appear to be tapering off and some residents are finally free to venture outside under an easing lockdown. China’s largest city and commercial engine is inching towards reopening after weeks-long restrictions kept most of its 25 million people confined to their homes. Faced with the country’s worst virus outbreak in two years, Shanghai […]