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Hazmat suits and daily tests: life in Shanghai’s lockdown

Carrie LaFrenz
Carrie LaFrenzSenior reporter

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Every morning, Michael Wadley has a COVID-19 RAT at home or heads downstairs to the lobby where a team of medical professionals is waiting to test everyone who must check on their status.

The partner at law firm MinterEllison is one of only a handful of foreigners in his Shanghai apartment block, which is part of a sprawling complex housing 11,000 people across 35 buildings.

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Carrie LaFrenz is a senior journalist covering retail/consumer goods. She previously covered healthcare/biotech. Carrie has won multiple awards for her journalism including financial journalist of the year from The National Press Club. Connect with Carrie on Twitter. Email Carrie at carrie.lafrenz@afr.com

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