First, the great metropolis of Shanghai is on hard lockdown and has continued despite multiple reports of households emergencies.

They are reportedly running out of fresh food or the sick and elderly are unable to get necessary but non-Covid related medical care.

Now in the past few days, the authorities fuelled a fresh public outcry in Beijing by dispatching officials in white hazmat suits to erect two-meter-high green fences outside residential buildings, forbidding those inside the sealed zone from leaving.

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Many factory workers in Shanghai can’t get back to work, even after Covid controls ease

• Shanghai, China’s largest city, has struggled to contain a Covid outbreak and began large-scale lockdowns.
• Recently, authorities announced a whitelist of 666 companies that would get priority for resumption of work.
• Foreign business organizations said the list is a step in the right direction, but it’s difficult due to restrictions.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/22/china-covid-lockdown-workers-in-shangha…

COVID-19 lockdown in the capital: Some Beijingers panic-buy as others remain phlegmatic

Life is not quite normal in China’s capital as fears of a lockdown rise alongside infection rates, but many people

https://supchina.com/2022/04/25/covid-19-lockdown-in-the-capital-some-b…

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#Beijing mass-testing as COVID-19 cases mount

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