U.S. State Department Orders All Non-Emergency Government Staff in Shanghai to Leave as Covid Surges --
The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency government staff and their family members in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges.
The department had issued a travel advisory on April 8 warning U.S. citizens about"arbitrary enforcement of local laws" and Covid-19 restrictions. On Saturday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the U.S. characterization of China's Covid policy was a"groundless accusation" and that the Chinese side has assisted foreign diplomats and consular staff on Covid-related issues as much as policy allowed.
The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency government staff and their family members in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges and told U.S. citizens to reconsider travel to China, according to an"Reconsider travel to the People's Republic of China due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws and COVID-19-related restrictions," the State Department said.
"Do not travel to the PRC's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region , Jilin province, and Shanghai municipality due to COVID-19-related restrictions, including the risk of parents and children being separated," the statement said."Reconsider travel to the PRC's Hong Kong SAR due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws."Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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