Thousands of recovered Covid patients sent home despite lockdown in Shanghai

A medical worker conducts Covid-19 tests for residents after a confirmed case was found in the community in Shanghai (AP Photo/Chen Si)

Shanghai health authorities have discharged more than 11,000 recovered Covid-19 patients and health authorities emphasised that they must be allowed to return home despite the lockdown that has severely restricted movement in China’s largest city.

“We hope their family and community will not worry about them or discriminate against them,” said Wu Jinglei, director of the Shanghai Health Commission, on Sunday.