On May 22, Ele.me rolled out a new support program designed to help merchants in Shanghai to resume operations as the city’s months-long lockdown winds down. The Alibaba-backed food delivery giant plans to allocate RMB 500 million ($75 million) in incentives to merchants during the first two months after the lockdown is lifted in the city. At the same time, the firm will distribute initial incentives of RMB 70 million for drivers. Ele.me already launched an RMB 20 million initiative program to alleviate pressure on merchants after the pandemic resurged in Shanghai in March. Ele.me and rival Meituan are heeding the state’s call to cut fees for restaurants suffering amid ongoing coronavirus outbreaks. [Jiemian, in Chinese]