Shanghai lockdown eased following reports of disorder

A health official warned Shanghai does not have coronavirus under control despite easing restrictions

Workers in PPE unload groceries from a lorry before distributing them to local residents under the Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai, China (Chinatopix/AP)

Some residents of Shanghai were allowed out of their homes as the city of 25 million eased a two-week-old shutdown after a video posted online showed what was said to be people who ran out of food breaking into a supermarket.

About 6.6 million people can go outdoors, but some must stay in their own neighbourhoods, the online news outlet The Paper reported, citing city officials.