China shuts business centre of Shenzhen to fight Covid surge

Workers disinfect each other after handling rubbish bags outside an office building in Beijing that was closed off after a case of coronavirus was detected on Sunday (Ng Han Guan/AP)

China’s government has responded to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business centre of Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people, and restricted access to Shanghai by suspending bus services.

Everyone in Shenzhen, a finance and technology centre next to Hong Kong, will undergo three rounds of testing after 60 new cases were reported on Sunday.