. Drone footage shot on Friday shows the megacity with empty streets..

Drone captures empty Shanghai streets as COVID lockdown extended until April 26

Shanghai has extended its COVID-19 lockdown until April 26 amid reports of growing public outrage and a rising number of corona-related deaths.

Drone footage shot on Friday shows the megacity with empty streets and pedestrian zones.

The city authorities that have entered the 4th week of a strict lockdown announced further measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus in communities, such as mass testing depending on the infection risk of the area, hygiene concepts and contact restrictions.