Shanghai to allow parents to stay with Covid-infected children

A health worker wearing a protective suit walks by masked residents who wait in line to get their throat swab at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing (Andy Wong/AP)

Following a public uproar, Shanghai is allowing at least some parents to stay with children infected with Covid-19, making an exception to a policy of isolating anyone who tests positive.

The announcement came as China’s largest city remained in lockdown and conducted more mass testing on Wednesday following another jump in new cases.