SH's control measures are like catching a mouse in a China shop?

A 20-square-meter milk tea shop in downtown Shanghai was upgraded to a medium-risk area on Thursday, which once again won Chinese netizens' applauds over China's precise and targeted containment measures against COVID-19.

On Friday morning, the milk tea store and its neighboring rice noodle stall which shares the same house number of 288 Yuyuan Road in Jing'an district of Shanghai were cordoned off. A hair salon and a China Mobile store on the same road appeared to be operating normally. 

"It's well said that Shanghai's COVID-19 prevention and control measures are like catching a mouse in a china shop," a woman whose office is close to the milk tea store told on Friday. 

The hashtag "Shanghai's milky tea shop has become the world's smallest medium-risk region for COVID-19" has gained over 48 million clicks on Weibo. 

The shop where the confirmed patients worked was raised to medium-risk level for COVID-19 on Thursday, after five cases tested positive for the virus.

The Shanghai Health Commission explained the reason why they classified the shop as a medium-risk area, saying that the five cases reported on Thursday were on the same transmission chain as the imported silent carrier reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, 2,830 contacts of the confirmed cases tested negative for nucleic acid tests and have been put under quarantine, which means the risk is basically under control.

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In fact, precise and targeted containment against COVID-19 has never been a slogan, and good examples can be found in many cities such as Omicron-hit city Tianjin. Along with quick and early epidemiological investigation, massive screenings, local authorities are trying their best to maintain the stable and normal functioning of society, including ensuring medical treatment and providing sufficient daily supplies to residents.