Massive testing effort underway to contain coronavirus outbreak in Shanghai | The World

China's financial hub of Shanghai has launched a two-stage lockdown of its 26 million residents, closing bridges and tunnels, and restricting highway traffic in a scramble to contain surging COVID-19 cases. East Asia correspondent Bill Birtles tells The World a massive testing effort is underway.

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