A letter to all the residents in Shanghai
Lujiazui area is seen on March 30, 2022.
Dear residents:
As Shanghai has been plagued by the Omicron variant since the beginning of March, the city is facing its toughest challenge in the fight against COVID-19.
Pandemic prevention and control and the residents' well-being have been the city's top priority. Shanghai has been following the policy of "people first, life first."
Meanwhile, the city is trying its utmost to achieve the "dynamic zero-COVID" goal by controlling imported COVID-19 cases and preventing the existing infections from rebounding.
The city is grateful for everyone's efforts in this fight. People have sacrificed a lot, including the medics on the front line, grassroots officials, community volunteers, police officers and all the people who work in the pivotal sectors that keep the city functioning.
Their hard work and courage showed in the pandemic fight have been truly impressive. These are the very telling qualities that have demonstrated the residents' characters perfectly.
In dealing with the highly contagious and elusive Omicron variant, we need to control the sources of infections as soon as possible. As a result, the city's leadership office for pandemic prevention and control has decided to carry out citywide "grid screening," starting from March 28.
We can't pull off a testing this size and win the pandemic battle without the cooperation from the residents. Some of you have been in quarantine and lockdown for a long time. The city deeply appreciates everyone's understanding and cooperation.
People's well-being and safety have always been the Shanghai government's greatest concern. We will try our best to prevent the pandemic from further spreading and secure daily necessities and medical services for everyone.
We implore the residents to follow the pandemic control and prevention guidelines. We can only safeguard our home and our city through everyone's efforts.
Under the leadership of President Xi and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, we firmly believe that we will overcome all difficulties.
We will win this fight against COVID-19, and the spring in Shanghai will be beautiful as always.
The Shanghai Committee of the Communist Party of China
Shanghai Municipal Government
March 31, 2022
