Shanghai will restore access to residential compounds, public transport and motor vehicle traffic in an orderly manner from 00:00 on June 1.

The Office of Shanghai Municipal Leading Group on Preventing and Controlling COVID-19 released the Announcement on Restoring Free Access to Residential Compounds, Public Transport and Motor Vehicle Traffic in Shanghai from June 1 on May 30.

Currently, the COVID-19 resurgence has been brought under effective control in Shanghai while the overall situation is trending upward. According to the general arrangement on restoring normal production and life in an orderly manner amid ongoing consolidation of achievements made in containing the disease, the Office of Shanghai Municipal Leading Group on Preventing and Controlling COIVD-19 decided upon deliberation and announced the following points on orderly restoration of free access to residential compounds, public transport and motor vehicle traffic starting from 00:00 on June 1, 2022:

I. To restore free access to residential compounds. Except for the residential compounds in the medium and high-risk areas, lockdown and control zones, no district, sub-district/town, neighborhood/village committee, property owner committee or property manager may prohibit the residents/villagers from entering or leaving their communities freely on whatsoever grounds.

II. To restore public transport operation. The city's ground public transport and rail transit traffic network will restore basic operation. The ferries (including passenger transport to three islands of Chongming District) will also reopen in an orderly manner.

III. To restore motor vehicle traffic. The electronic pass for vehicles is terminated with taxi-hailing and phone app car-booking services resumed as usual. Private cars and official cars are allowed to run on the roads as usual in the areas other than medium and high-risk areas, lockdown and control zones. The existing rules for vehicles entering or leaving crossings within the city still apply.

All residents are expected to continue personal protection and bear in mind the Three Key Points (i.e., wearing face masks, maintaining social distancing, and ensuring personal hygiene) and the Five Stills (it is still needed to wear face masks, keep social distancing, cover face when coughing or sneezing, wash hands frequently, and open windows for ventilation as much as possible) to wear face masks appropriately, keep social distance and avoid gathering. Residents should still enhance self-health monitoring and seek timely medical care in case of discomfort. Residents should also take initiative to receive COVID-19 vaccines and follow disease containment regulations like taking PCR tests and scanning Venue Code to jointly build a strong defense against COVID-19 and safeguard the city.

Translated from the text of Shanghai Fabu (Original text in Chinese prevails in case of discrepancies)