Robot dogs barking covid rules, police in hazmat suits clashing with civilians, people struggling for food. kirancmoodley reports on the lockdown affecting millions in Shanghai - and why China’s Zero Covid strategy is not going to plan.
It’s one of China’s largest cities, a powerhouse for its economy and its international face.
But in recent weeks, Shanghai’s reputation has taken a hit. The city of twenty six million people is suffering a Covid outbreak, in a country resolutely sticking to a Zero-Covid strategy. Residents have been told to stay in their homes for weeks, with many of those trapped inside going online to complain about a shortage of fresh food.
Now video has emerged of some residents pleading with police not to turn their buildings into quarantine facilities.
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