Firms in Shanghai gear up for wider reopening with 'pressure test'

More firms in Shanghai are announcing the launch of "trial operations" on Monday, a cautious but optimistic move suggesting the beginning of supply chain recovery, as authorities unveiled a slew of guidelines encouraging companies to resume operations and unblock logistics bottlenecks amid the latest COVID-19 flare-ups.

Companies in the city - mostly multinationals and leading tech giants - said they are actively preparing for anti-epidemic materials for closed-loop production, consulting with communities to call back stranded workers, and mulling an across-the-board plan for nearby suppliers under government support.