China Covid: How five dramatic days of protests unfolded

 

Protesters have taken to the streets across China following a deadly fire in a locked down block of flats.

They are demanding an end to Covid lockdowns - and some have made rare calls for President Xi Jinping to stand down.

Here is a timeline of how the demonstrations unfolded.

Remember the incident that set this off was a fire in Urumqi that killed at least 10 people. Many blamed the countries zero-covid protocols for their deaths.