Shanghai to lower COVID-19 emergency response level

East China's Shanghai announced Friday that it will lower its COVID-19 emergency response level from the second level to the third level, effective starting Saturday.

The decision was made after Shanghai has reported no new local coronavirus infections since March 3. The city's authorities said that they will continue to take measures to prevent coronavirus cases both imported from overseas and transmitted domestically. Shanghai will further consolidate its gains from the prevention efforts and move forward with the economic development, said officials.