U.S. orders all non-emergency government staff in Shanghai to leave

• "Do not travel to the PRC’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Jilin province, and Shanghai municipality due to COVID-19-related restrictions, including the risk of parents and children being separated," the statement said.
• "Reconsider travel to the PRC’s Hong Kong SAR due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws," it added.

Driving the news: Shanghai's 26 million residents have endured widespread food shortages, health care disruptions and mass censorship since the strict lockdown measures were implemented on March 28.

• The lockdown restrictions also include separating some children from parents who tested positive for COVID-19.

The big picture: Shanghai discharged upward of 11,000 recovered patients on Sunday, per AP.

• Chinese officials say lockdown measures will be lifted in areas with no new cases in the past 14 days following another round of testing, Time noted.

Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.