PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Public transport, trains and flights will gradually resume.

Since yesterday, taxis and private cars have been allowed back on the roads in suburban districts that have already achieved “zero community transmission,” such as Jinshan and Fengxian as well as some towns in the Pudong New Area.

In downtown districts such as Xuhui and Huangpu as well as outlying districts of Minhang and Baoshan and some subdistricts in Pudong, an e-pass is required for vehicles to hit the road; taxis can be booked for emergency needs, including going to hospital. Online hailing service will be managed as private cars.

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Shanghai Railway Station started to increase the number of arrivals and departures yesterday.

Meanwhile, airlines will begin to increase domestic flights. The limit on load factors will be adjusted for flights operated by both domestic and overseas airlines.

From Sunday, buses and subways will resume operations gradually under certain conditions. Passengers must have a negative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test report from within the past 48 hours.

Shanghai had suspended all public transport and barred people from driving without prior approval during the past few weeks when the lockdown was in force amid the COVID-19 resurgence.