A handful of local Covid-19 cases in eastern parts of China have prompted Shanghai city to limit tourism activities and a nearby city to cut public transportation services, as China insists on zero tolerance against letting clusters spread.

Shanghai city detected three domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases with confirmed symptoms for Nov 25, official data from the National Health Commission (NHC) showed. The last local symptomatic infection in Shanghai was reported in August, according to Reuters.

Shanghai has suspended travel agencies from organising tourism that involves trips between the city and other province-level regions.

A man showing his QR code on a phone at a blocked exit at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, following new cases of the coronavirus, in Shanghai, China, on Thursday. — Reuters
A man showing his QR code on a phone at a blocked exit at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, following new cases of the coronavirus, in Shanghai, China, on Thursday. — Reuters

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