China has begun its biggest city-wide lockdown since the Covid outbreak began more than two years ago.

The city of Shanghai will be locked down in two stages over nine days while authorities carry out testing.

Global oil prices have fallen as the lockdown is implemented, Shanghai is an important financial and manufacturing hub.

China's zero-Covid policy has been among the strictest approaches to tackling the pandemic anywhere in the world.

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