Shanghai Lockdown Due To COVID-19
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Shanghai reported the first three COVID-19 deaths on Monday, April 18, 2022, in the latest outbreak in the city. Authorities reported the three were older patients who also suffered from other illnesses. China is seeing its worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic, with financial hub, Shanghai, at the center of the wave. Shanghai’s population of 26 million has been under a strict lockdown since the end of March as China continues to employ a “zero-COVID” policy. But the city says it is targeting Wednesday as the turning point for its strict lockdown, amid growing frustrations among residents. Many people have taken to social media to vent their anger about the rules, with videos of scuffles with police and residents screaming from skyscrapers going viral on social media. A speech by a local official said the target will require officials to accelerate COVID testing and the transfer of positive cases to a quarantine center, in the video published on April 18, 2022, “COVID-19: Shanghai reports first deaths in latest outbreak|DW News“, below:
In Shanghai, one of the world’s most important financial hubs reported 27,000 cases of COVID, the highest single-day total reported anywhere in China at any point during the pandemic. Much of the city’s 25 million people have been under a strict lockdown for three weeks. Nick Schifrin reports on the backlash to China’s zero-COVID policy, in the video published on April 14, 2022, “Frustration and anger among Shanghai residents as China doubles down on zero-COVID policy“, below:
Currently, Shanghai is under a strict lockdown due to the worst COVID outbreak since Wuhan at the start of the pandemic. Since we can’t conduct any street interviews in Shanghai right now, we interviewed an American resident who lives in Shanghai at the moment and her videos on Tiktok about the whole lockdown situation have been getting a lot of Western media attention. So, what’s her story and what’s happening in Shanghai from her perspective? In the video published on April 22, 2022, “We Interviewed A Shanghai Resident Under COVID Lockdown|Stay Curious“, below:
China looks nowhere close to winning the battle to contain its biggest covid-19 outbreak. Shanghai is converting residential buildings into quarantine centers to house a mounting number of COVID-19 cases but the move is sparking anger to protest among residents. To get more details, we’re joined by Peter Catterall, Journalist from Beijing, in the video published on April 15, 2022, “China’s strict ‘Zero Covid Policy’ backfires, record surge in Covid cases in Shanghai| WION“, below:
There have been desperate scenes in China’s largest city, Shanghai, as residents rioted for food amid a harsh lockdown. China’s still pursuing a “COVID-zero” policy, but wiping out the virus is proving difficult, with tens of thousands of Omicron cases recorded daily. Ashlynne McGhee reports, in the video published on April 17, 2022, “Desperate scenes in Shanghai amid harsh lockdown|7.30“, below:
On China Tonight this week: Desperation in Shanghai as COVID locked-down residents run out of food. Also, honoring the ancestors at the Qing Ming Festival. And, are we seeing a resurgence of the Bicycle Kingdom? In the video published on April 11, 2022, “Desperation in Shanghai as city runs out of food during COVID lockdown|China Tonight|ABC News“, below:
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