Shanghai Metro has stepped up disinfection measures and temperature checks following reports of several local COVID-19 cases, it said yesterday.

Seven Metro stations at the city’s railway stations andHongqiaoInternational Airport are being disinfected twice a day instead of once previously, while the Pudong International Airport station on Line 2 and theMaglevare disinfected at least four times a day, the company said.

Shops inside the stations are disinfected at least as frequently as other parts of the stations.

Liquid soap is again available in all station restrooms, and disposable Metro tickets in circulation are disinfected at least once a week, according to the company.

All Metro stations are now equipped with thermal imaging devices at security check points to check passengers’ temperatures.